outcast
pronunciation
How to pronounce outcast in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtkɑ:st]
How to pronounce outcast in American English:
US [ˈaʊtkæst]
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- Noun:
- a person who is rejected (from society or home)
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- Adjective:
- excluded from a society
Word Origin
- outcast (n.)
- mid-14c., "a person cast out or rejected," originally past participle of Middle English outcasten, from out + casten "to cast" (see cast (v.)). The adjective is attested from late 14c. In an Indian context, outcaste "one who has been expelled from his caste" is from 1876; see caste.
Example
- 1. I have been an outcast my entire life .
- 2. He 's still a total outcast .
- 3. Am I an outcast here too ?
- 4. You 're an outcast ! Why have you returned ?
- 5. He has compassion for those outcast wretches .