[syn: friendless, outcast]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outcast \Out"cast`\, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]
Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." --Longfellow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outcast \Out"cast`\, n.
1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from
home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded
person; a vagabond.
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The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of
Israel. --Ps. cxlvii.
2.
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2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
outcast
adj 1: excluded from a society [syn: friendless, outcast]
n 1: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn:
outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael]