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- DictionaryOut·cast/ˈoutˌkast/
noun
- 1. a person who has been rejected by society or a social group: "she went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight"
adjective
- 1. rejected or cast out: "made to feel outcast and inadequate"
The meaning of OUTCAST is one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society). How to use outcast in a sentence.
a person who has no place in their society or in a particular group, because the society or group refuses to accept them: She has spent her life trying to help the homeless and other social outcasts. She was a political outcast after the Party expelled her in 1982. Synonym. pariah. Compare. castaway. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Outcast definition: a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. See examples of OUTCAST used in a sentence.
a person who has no place in their society or in a particular group, because the society or group refuses to accept them: She has spent her life trying to help the homeless and other social outcasts. She was a political outcast after the Party expelled her in 1982. Synonym.
An outcast is someone who isn't wanted. To remember what outcast means, flip it around: outcasts have been cast out from somewhere. No one wants to be an outcast: such people are rejected by their peers. We all feel like outcasts sometimes.
Definition of outcast noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Outcast definition: One that has been excluded from a society or system.
