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out·cast
 outcast
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- pronunciation:
- aUt
kaest
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
one who is cast out or rejected by society or a group.
At that time, children of mixed-race marriages were society's outcasts.He had no friends at school and considered himself an outcast.- synonyms:
- exile, pariah
- similar words:
- discard, expatriate, leper, nonperson, outlaw, refugee, untouchable, vagabond, vagrant
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| related words: |
anathema, derelict, exile, undesirable, waif |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
cast out or rejected by society or a group.
The outcast lepers were forced to live far from the city.- synonyms:
- rejected
- similar words:
- discarded, exiled
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