outcast
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noun
1.
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society: In the beginning the area was settled by outcasts, adventurers, and felons.
2.
a homeless wanderer; vagabond.
3.
rejected matter; refuse.
adjective
4.
cast out, as from one's home or society: an outcast son.
5.
pertaining to or characteristic of an outcast: outcast misery.
6.
rejected or discarded: outcast opinions.
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outcast (ˈaʊtˌkɑːst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group |
| 2. | a vagabond or wanderer |
| 3. | anything thrown out or rejected |
| —adj | |
| 4. | rejected, abandoned, or discarded; cast out |
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Example sentences
Sitting all alone on a stone beach, this little seal is an outcast from the colony.
In any case, he's already become an outcast in his neighborhood.
She always spoke of herself as of the bane of her community, and the outcast and abomination of all creatures.
Outcast, illiterate and brainwashed, they become dependent solely on their guns.
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