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outcast
1[ out-kast, -kahst ]
/ ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /
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noun
adjective
cast out, as from one's home or society: an outcast son.
pertaining to or characteristic of an outcast: outcast misery.
rejected or discarded: outcast opinions.
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Other definitions for outcast (2 of 2)
outcast2
[ out-kast, -kahst ]
/ ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /
noun Scot.
a falling out; quarrel.
Origin of outcast
21590–1600; noun use of verb phrase (Scottish ) cast out
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British Dictionary definitions for outcast
outcast
/ (ˈaʊtˌkɑːst) /
noun
a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group
a vagabond or wanderer
anything thrown out or rejected
adjective
rejected, abandoned, or discarded; cast out
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