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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 is rejected or cast out, as from home or society: In the beginning the area was settled by outcasts, adventurers, and felons. Synonyms: pariah, leper, expatriate, refugee, exile. rejected matter; refuse.
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.
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.
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.
noun. 1. a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. In the beginning the area was settled by outcasts, adventurers, and felons. 2. a homeless wanderer; vagabond. 3. rejected matter; refuse. adjective.
n. 1. a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. 2. a homeless wanderer; vagabond. adj. 3. cast out, as from one's home or society. [1250–1300]
Outcast definition: One that has been excluded from a society or system.
someone who is not accepted by society because they are different to most other people: a social outcast.
noun. /ˈaʊtkæst/ a person who is not accepted by other people and who sometimes has to leave their home and friends People with the disease were often treated as social outcasts. Want to learn more?