outcast

out- + cast

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); IPA ^(key): /aʊtˈkɑːst/ (verb)
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈaʊtkæst/ (noun, adjective); IPA ^(key): /aʊtˈkæst/ (verb)

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1. (countable) An outcast is someone who is rejected, cast out, or expelled from a social group. The outcast is no longer a member of that group, and does not have the protection of the law.

   Ronin were outcast samurai. They had no honor, and wandered the countryside.

   Outlaws are usually outcasts and are not accepted as part of society.

   Lepers were outcasts and they had to live away from other people.

1. When someone is outcast, the person has been rejected and casted out by a social group.

1. When you outcast someone, you reject and cast out the person.