The difference between Exile and Outcast
When used as nouns, exile means the state of being banished from one's home or country, whereas outcast means one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.
When used as verbs, exile means to send into exile, whereas outcast means to cast out.
Outcast is also adjective with the meaning: that has been cast out.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exile and Outcast
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Exile as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being banished from one's home or country.
Examples:
"He lived in exile."
"They chose exile rather than assimilation."
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Exile as a noun (countable):
Someone who is banished from their home or country.
Examples:
"She lived as an exile."
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Exile as a verb (transitive):
To send into exile.
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Outcast as a verb:
To cast out; to banish.
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Outcast as an adjective:
That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.
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Outcast as a noun:
One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.
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Outcast as a noun (Scotland):
A quarrel.
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Outcast as a noun:
The amount of increase in bulk of grain in malting.