outcast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
    pariah; castaway; Ishmael.
  2. adjective satellite excluded from a society
    friendless.

WordNet

Out"cast` adjective
Etymology
Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.
Definitions
  1. Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." Longfellow.
Out"cast` noun
Definitions
  1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.
    The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2.
  2. A quarrel; a contention. Scot. Jamieson.

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