outcast
Noun · AdjectiveUS[out-kast]/ˈaʊtˌkæst/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)outcasts
- a person who is rejected (from society or home)Synonyms: castawaypariahIshmaelType of unfortunate, unfortunate personKinds heretic, untouchable, leper
Adjective (1)
- excluded from a societySynonyms: friendlessOpposite wantedSimilar unwanted
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Out′cast′ adjective
Origin: Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.
Cast out; degraded. “Outcast, rejected.” Henry W. Longfellow
Out′cast′ noun
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. Scottish John Jamieson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54