Outcast

Outcast
Outcast Out"cast`, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.] Cast out; degraded. ``Outcast, rejected.'' --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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  • outcast — n Outcast, castaway, derelict, reprobate, pariah, untouchable are comparable when they mean one who has lost contact with or has been excluded from association with men in general or with a particular group. Outcast is usually applied to a person …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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. [1913 Webster] The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Ps. cxlvii. 2. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • outcast — (n.) mid 14c., a person cast out or rejected, originally pp. of M.E. outcasten, from OUT (Cf. out) + casten to cast. The adjective is attested from late 14c. In an Indian context, outcaste one who has been expelled from his caste is from 1878;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • outcast — [n] person who is unwanted, not accepted bum*, castaway, deportee, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, gypsy, hobo*, persona non grata*, rascal, refugee, reprobate, tramp, untouchable, vagabond, vagrant, wretch; concept 423… …   New thesaurus

  • outcast — ► NOUN ▪ a person rejected by their society or social group. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rejected or cast out …   English terms dictionary

  • outcast — [out′kast΄] adj. driven out; rejected n. a person or thing cast out or rejected, as by society …   English World dictionary

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