What is "outcast" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does outcast mean in English? Meaning of outcast definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "outcast" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "outcast": a person who is rejected (from society or home)

Noun

  • Meaning: a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  • Synonyms: castaway ishmael outcast pariah
  • Hyponyms: harijan heretic leper misbeliever religious outcast untouchable
  • Hypernyms: unfortunate unfortunate person
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); IPA(key)

    Meaning of "outcast": excluded from a society

    Adjective

  • Meaning: excluded from a society
  • Synonyms: friendless outcast
  • Similar: unwanted
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); IPA(key)

  • Adjective: To cast out; to banish. [from 14th c.] 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1: All as a blazing starre doth farre outcast / His hearie beames, and flaming lockes dispredd [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1: All as a blazing starre doth farre outcast / His hearie beames, and flaming lockes dispredd [...].
  • Synonyms:

    vagabond, untouchable, fugitive, castaway, gypsy, rascal, refugee, vagrant, tramp, wretch, reprobate, deportee, bum, exile, expatriate, derelict, hobo, displaced person, persona non grata,

    Antonyms:

    favorite, idol, friend,

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    outcast in English: outcast
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