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单词 outcasts
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outcast

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noun

out·​cast ˈau̇t-ˌkast How to pronounce outcast (audio)
1
: one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
2
[Scots cast out to quarrel] Scotland : quarrel

outcast

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adjective

1
: rejected or cast out by society
I felt no longer outcast, vagrant, and disowned by the wide world. Charlotte Brontë
He breaks through the stereotype and humanizes this outcast group of young people. Publishers Weekly
Tom 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
2
: thrown aside : discarded
a pile of outcast furniture
outcast beliefs

Synonyms

Noun

  • castaway
  • castoff
  • leper
  • offscouring
  • pariah
  • reject
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Example Sentences

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 Web
Noun
In the dark comedy, Hawke plays Eleanor, a wealthy outcast who comes together with Mendes’s character Drea, an insider experiencing a fall from social grace, all at the expense of their prep school enemies. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022 Its author, Amerie, has to grapple with the messy fallouts as a total outcast. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 11 Sep. 2022 Cara, finding himself a social outcast, embarks on a do-it-yourself reinvention. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The central figure is the social outcast Mrs. Erlynne, whom Irene Rich endows with wounded power. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Luciano is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2022 Elsewhere, another teenage outcast, Caspian (Paul Dano), suffers snide comments in school and much crueler ones from his abusive father (Aaron Eckhart) at home. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Here’s the key: Scenes of a plane crash are interrupted by a flashback to a prank call to group outcast Misty. Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Stan plays Edward, an outcast who undergoes major facial reconstructive surgery and then becomes obsessed with the actor who portrays him in a play based on his old life. Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

outcast

noun

out·​cast ˈau̇t-ˌkast How to pronounce outcast (audio)
: a person who is not accepted by society

outcasts

noun

plural of outcast
as in pariahs
one who is cast out or rejected by society the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pariahs
  • lepers
  • castaways
  • rejects
  • outsiders
  • castoffs
  • exiles
  • untouchables
  • offscourings
  • deportees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • insiders
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