Outcast definition

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outcasts
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The definition of an outcast is a person who doesn't fit in with the majority and who is not accepted by the crowd.

The weird kid at school that no one will talk to is an example of an outcast.

noun
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Driven out; rejected.
adjective
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One that has been excluded from a society or system.
noun
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A person or thing cast out or rejected, as by society.
noun
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That has been cast out; banished, ostracized. [from 14th c.]
adjective
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One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah. [from 14th c.]
noun
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To cast out; to banish. [from 14th c.]
verb
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Noun

Singular:
outcast
Plural:
outcasts

Origin of outcast

  • From out- +"Ž cast.

    From Wiktionary

Outcast Sentence Examples

  • He was an outcast, especially by his mother, though she wouldn't admit it.

  • The man, a poor outcast, is changed.

  • Like him, he is lame and an outcast for nine years; like him, he is brought back in time of need.

  • Of the outcast races the best known are the Midgan, Yebir, and Tomal.

  • A social outcast with few friends, he sought solace in his studies.

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