outcast
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out·cast
(out′kăst′)n.
One that has been excluded from a society or system.
out′cast′ adj.
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outcast
(ˈaʊtˌkɑːst)n
1. a person who is rejected or excluded from a social group
2. a vagabond or wanderer
3. anything thrown out or rejected
adj
rejected, abandoned, or discarded; cast out
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out•cast
(ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)n.
1. a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society.
2. a homeless wanderer; vagabond.
adj. 3. cast out, as from one's home or society.
[1250–1300]
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Noun | 1. | outcast - a person who is rejected (from society or home) unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast - a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church leper - a pariah who is avoided by others Harijan, untouchable - belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
Adj. | 1. | outcast - excluded from a society unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" |
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outcast
noun pariah, exile, outlaw, undesirable, untouchable, leper, vagabond, wretch, persona non grata (Latin) He had always been an outcast, unwanted and alone.
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Translations
مَنْبوذ
udskud
kiközösített
útskúfaîur maîur
atstumtasispaniekintasis
izstumtais
dışlanmış kişi
outcast
[ˈaʊtkɑːst] N (= rejected person) → paria mf; (in exile) → desterrado/a m/fhe's a social outcast → vive marginado por la sociedad
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outcast
[ˈaʊtkɑːst] n (from society) → paria mThey are treated as outcasts → Ils sont traités comme des parias.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
outcast
n → Ausgestoßene(r) mf; social outcast → Außenseiter(in) m(f) → der Gesellschaft; he was treated as an outcast → er wurde zum Außenseiter gestempelt; one of the party’s outcasts → einer, den die Partei verstoßen hat
adj → ausgestoßen, verstoßen
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outcast
[ˈaʊtˌkɑːst] n → reietto/a; (socially) → emarginato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
outcast
(ˈautkaːst) noun a person who has been driven away from friends etc. an outcast from society.
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