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: rejected or cast out by society
I felt no longer outcast, vagrant, and disowned by the wide world.—
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte BrontëHe breaks through the stereotype and humanizes this outcast group of young people.—Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyTom was like the rest of the respectable boys, in that he envied Huckleberry his gaudy outcast condition, and was under strict orders not to play with him.—Mark Twain
Mark Twain2
: thrown aside : discarded
a pile of outcast furniture
outcast beliefs
Synonyms
Examples of outcast in a Sentence
Noun
She felt like a social outcast.
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
Recent Examples on the WebSean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Two courageous outcasts, Leon (Felton) and Chloe (Bugulova), become embroiled in a battle for justice within a society fractured by genetic disparity and in the grip of corrupt politicians.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2024
Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
Her antagonist is Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2022
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Noun
The defense has described Woodward as a young man on the autism spectrum who struggled with his own sexuality, and who was drawn into Atomwaffen through online communications with members who knew to target outcasts.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Two courageous outcasts, Leon (Felton) and Chloe (Bugulova), become embroiled in a battle for justice within a society fractured by genetic disparity and in the grip of corrupt politicians.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2024
Adjective
The title character of Nimona is a redheaded shape-shifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) who befriends outcast knight Sir Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) after the latter is framed for the murder of the queen (Lorraine Toussaint).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 June 2023
Her antagonist is Val Turner (Bathé), the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2022
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcast. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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