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    outcast
    /ˈaʊtkɑːst/

    noun

    • 1. a person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group: "she went from trusted pal to ostracized outcast overnight"

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) rejected or ostracized: "they can be made to feel outcast and inadequate"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTCAST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOUTCAST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a person who is not accepted or has no place in society or in a particular group: a social outcast.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outcastOutcast Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OUTCAST is one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society). How to use outcast in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › outcastOUTCAST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Outcast definition: a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. See examples of OUTCAST used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTCAST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › outcastOutcast - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Outcast_(person)Outcast (person) - Wikipedia

    An outcast is someone who is rejected or cast out, as from home or from society or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech, an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation .

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOUTCAST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    OUTCAST definition: someone who is not accepted by society because they are different to most other people: . Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishoutcast noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of outcast noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › outcastOutcast Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A person or thing cast out or rejected, as by society. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: vagrant. itinerant. wanderer. castaway. ishmael. pariah. vagabond. runaway. reprobate. rejected. pariahdom. leper. ishmaelite. harijan. expelled. Antonyms: insider. favorite.