"outcast" meaning in English

See outcast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ [UK], /aʊtˈkɑːst/ [UK], /ˈaʊtkæst/ [US], /aʊtˈkæst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outcast.wav [UK] Forms: outcast [positive], more outcast [comparative], most outcast [superlative]
Etymology: out- + cast Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|out|cast}} out- + cast Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is outcast, the person has been rejected and casted out by a social group.
    Sense id: simple-outcast-en-adj-J6AxQR1m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with out-

Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ [UK], /aʊtˈkɑːst/ [UK], /ˈaʊtkæst/ [US], /aʊtˈkæst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outcast.wav [UK] Forms: outcast [singular], outcasts [plural]
Etymology: out- + cast Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|out|cast}} out- + cast Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. 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.
    Sense id: simple-outcast-en-noun-WhRTOnLH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with out-

Verb

IPA: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ [UK], /ˈaʊtkæst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outcast.wav [UK] Forms: outcast [canonical], outcasts [third-person, singular], outcasted [past], outcasted [past, participle], outcasting [present, participle]
Etymology: out- + cast Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|out|cast}} out- + cast Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you outcast someone, you reject and cast out the person.
    Sense id: simple-outcast-en-verb-tMsLutLq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with out-
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