outcast vs runaway

outcast

noun
  • One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. 

  • The amount of increase in the bulk of grain during malting. 

  • A quarrel. 

  • Synonym of outsider: someone who does not belong, a misfit. 

adj
  • That has been cast out; banished, ostracized. 

verb
  • To cast out; to banish. 

runaway

noun
  • A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. 

  • An overwhelming victory. 

  • An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. 

  • A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control. 

  • The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams. 

adj
  • Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver. 

  • Unchecked; rampant. 

  • Having run away; escaped; fugitive. 

  • Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc. 

  • Accelerating out of control. 

  • Easily won, as a contest. 

  • Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping. 

How often have the words outcast and runaway occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )