outcast

Word parts

out- + cast

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

Singular outcast

Plural outcasts

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.

Adjective

Positive outcast

Comparative more outcast

Superlative most outcast

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

Verb

Plain form outcast

Third-person singular outcasts

Past tense outcasted

Past participle outcasted

Present participle outcasting

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