outcast

«outcast» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is not accepted by other people and is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an outcast, outcasts); adjective (outcast)

meaning for a pupil

An outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and ethics lessons: a character treated as an outcast because they are different; the lesson is often about kindness and inclusion. In the Bible: Jesus spent time with outcasts, such as lepers and tax collectors.

examples

• The ugly duckling felt like an outcast. tree →
• Nobody should be made an outcast at school. tree →
• Jesus welcomed outcasts and sinners. tree →
• After the argument, he felt like an outcast. tree →
• The story is about an outcast who becomes a hero. tree →
• Lepers were once treated as outcasts. tree →
• Accompanied by his faithful and devoted daughter Antigone, Oedipus quitted Thebes and became a miserable and homeless outcast, begging his bread from place to place. tree →

note

Countable. Stress on OUT. Similar: outsider (but «outsider» is milder and can be chosen). Opposite: insider, member.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «outcast» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.