Outcast
/ˈaʊtˌkæst/noun
A person who has been rejected by a group or society.
Did you know?The core verb is the same ancient Germanic root behind English *cast*, and in older usage it could mean a literal expulsion from a community, not just social awkwardness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kastijaną
“to throw, cast”
Old English
OE
ūt-cast
“a person cast out or expelled”
Middle English
ME
outcast
“one banished from a community; an exile”
16th Century
English
outcast
“a person rejected by society; a social exile”
Modern English
English
outcast
“a person excluded from a group or society”