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outcast

1

[ out-kast, -kahst ]

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.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. rejected matter; refuse.


adjective

  1. cast out, as from one's home or society:

    an outcast son.

  2. pertaining to or characteristic of an outcast:

    outcast misery.

  3. rejected or discarded:

    outcast opinions.

outcast

2

[ out-kast, -kahst ]

noun

Scot.
  1. a falling out; quarrel.

outcast

/ ˈ²¹ÊŠ³ÙËŒ°ìɑ˲õ³Ù /

noun

  1. a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group
  2. a vagabond or wanderer
  3. anything thrown out or rejected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. rejected, abandoned, or discarded; cast out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of outcast1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English outcast(e), outecaste; out-, + cast ( def )

Origin of outcast2

1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase ( Scottish ) cast out
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The headline is a recall for Rashford, an outcast at Manchester United after the appointment of head coach Amorim but enjoying a renaissance under the expert guidance of Unai Emery on loan at Aston Villa.

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The team is developing techniques to screen only viable embryos, and she believes that they won't be treated as outcasts either.

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Nina is an outcast who lives on the margins of society because she is providing an essential service, one that no one wants to acknowledge and no one else will do.

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The kids, Tyler and Chloe, are at odds: He’s a jock, she’s an outcast who just lost her best friend to an overdose.

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"They put us at the odd table. We were sort of like the outcasts," adds Whiting, continuing the story.

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