Meaning & use

outcast

noun·Academic

A person who has been rejected or excluded from a group or society.

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After the scandal broke, he became an outcast among his former colleagues.

The novel follows an outcast who slowly builds a new life in a distant town.

A note on using this word

Can also function as an adjective, as in "an outcast child," describing someone rejected by their community.

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Words with an opposite meaning

insider

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