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- Dictionaryoutcast/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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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.
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 not accepted or has no place in society or in a particular group: a social outcast.
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.
Outcast definition: a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society. See examples of OUTCAST used in a sentence.
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.
/ˈaʊtkɑːst/ /ˈaʊtkæst/ (of a person) not accepted by society or by a particular group. He had been made to feel socially outcast. outcast from/by somebody/something These women found themselves outcast from society. Definitions on the go.
