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someone who is not accepted by other people He felt like a social outcast.

[noncount] a type of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other He writes in cursive when he takes notes. — cursive adjective cursive handwriting

Umbrage is a feeling of being annoyed, offended, and/or angry. Pronunciation: UM bridge Part of speech: Noun, the uncountable kind: “he took umbrage at her remark,” “she channels her umbrage into her art.” Other forms: umbrageous, umbrageously, umbrageousness How to use it: This word is formal and serious. Read More …

a terrible disaster [count] The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn’t delivered to the refugees soon. global/nuclear/economic catastrophe [noncount] an area on the brink of catastrophe — catastrophic kætəˈstrɑːfɪk adjective [more catastrophic; most catastrophic] The effect of the war on the Read More …

a substance that is able to flow freely : a liquid substance [count] Please check the fluids in the car’s engine. She needs to drink plenty of fluids. [noncount] Fluid leaked from the car’s engine. a bottle of yellow fluid

1 : a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements [count] The music has a fast/slow/steady rhythm.  [=beat] African/Caribbean rhythms — often + of the rhythm of the poetry the rhythm of his breathing the rhythm of the tides [noncount] the composer’s use of jazz rhythm He can’t play/dance in rhythm. Read More …

[count] any one of several types of fruits that have a hard shell and that are used for decoration and not for eating out of your gourd US, informal CRAZY That guy is completely out of his gourd.  [=(more commonly) out of Read More …

[noncount] 1 : the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors. Everything was covered by dust and debris. — sometimes used figuratively She sifted through the debris of her broken marriage. Read More …

[count] 1 : an object (such as a large cup or sculpture) that is given as a prize for winning a competition a golf/bowling trophy a trophy case/room 2 : something that you keep or take to show that you were successful in hunting, war, Read More …

1 [noncount] formal : the state of being famous or celebrated : FAME The actress lived a life of celebrity. 2 [count] : a person who is famous There were many celebrities at the party. She’s become something of a local celebrity.  [=someone who Read More …