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outcast

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈaʊtˌkæst// UK //ˈaʊtkɑːst// out·cast

n. a person who is not accepted or welcome in a group or society. You feel like an outcast when others avoid you or treat you like you do not belong.

n. a person who has been rejected or excluded from a social group, community, or society. Often implies a state of social isolation resulting from non-conformity or perceived differences.


SIMPLE

He felt like an outcast after his friends stopped talking to him.

CONTEXTUAL

After questioning the village's ancient traditions, the young man became a social outcast and lived alone in the hills.

COMPLEX

The novel explores the psychological toll of being a political outcast, forced to navigate a society that systematically erases the history of those who dissent.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English outcasten, equivalent to out- + cast.

Etymology 2

From Middle English outcaste, outecaste, equivalent to out- + cast.

Usage

Often used with the verb 'to feel' or 'to become'.

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