outcast

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[ out-kast, -kahst ]
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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. 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.

  1. rejected or discarded: outcast opinions.

Origin of outcast

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

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outcast2
[ out-kast, -kahst ]

nounScot.
  1. a falling out; quarrel.

Origin of outcast

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1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase (Scottish ) cast out

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British Dictionary definitions for outcast

outcast

/ (ˈaʊtˌkɑːst) /


noun
  1. a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group

  2. a vagabond or wanderer

  1. anything thrown out or rejected

adjective
  1. rejected, abandoned, or discarded; cast out

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