单词 | outcast |
释义 | outcast outcast1 /owt"kast', -kahst'/, n. 1. a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society: In the beginning the area was settled by outcasts, adventurers, and felons. 2. a homeless wanderer; vagabond. 3. rejected matter; refuse. adj. 4. cast out, as from one's home or society: an outcast son. 5. pertaining to or characteristic of an outcast: outcast misery. 6. rejected or discarded: outcast opinions. [1250-1300; ME; see OUT-, CAST] Syn. 1. exile, refugee, expatriate; leper, pariah. outcast2 /owt"kast', -kahst'/, n. Scot. a falling out; quarrel. [1590-1600; n. use of v. phrase (Scot) cast out] |
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