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Leper -Actually a Leper was a person who suffered from Leprosy- In such cases, the individual would have to be separated from the community for a certain length of time until the disease cleared...this is how the term came to mean an 'outcast'

Other terms: exile banished untouchable

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What type of noun outcast?

The noun 'outcast' is a concrete noun as a word for a specific person who has been ostracized.example: The outcast made his living by traveling from farm to farm for work.The noun 'outcast' is an abstract noun as a word for a person in general who may be or has been ostracized.example: An outcast can make reparations to regain membership.The word 'outcast' is also an adjective (an outcast member).


What is past tense of word outcast?

The past tense of "outcast" is "outcasted."


Can you give a sentence using the word outcast?

My sister and step-brother is an outcast in school.


What word is the antonym of the word insider?

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What is the Hebrew word for Outcast?

There is no Hebrew word for outcast. You would just have to describe it asאדם המנודה ודחוי מקבוצה חברתית


What is an adjective for outcast?

The word outcast serves as both an adjective (cast out) and as a noun (person cast out).


Can you put the word outcast in a sentence?

"He was an outcast amongst his classmates because he didn't enjoy playing hockey."


What is a word that means runaway or outcast?

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Whats is a person who is exiled called one word for an exiled person?

An exile, or an outcast ( not to be confused with outcaste, which means something else). Banished would be another word.


Is there a word for socially awkward?

dorky, outcast nerd


What is another word for outsider?

It would depend on the context but words you could use might be: Foreigner. Stranger. Outcast. Exile. Unknown.


What is another name for someone that teaches hate?

dumce or outcast