English / idiom
Black Sheep
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person regarded as a disgrace, oddity, or misfit within a family, group, or community
In context
01
Though everyone labelled him the black sheep of the family, his grandmother showed him boundless compassion.
02
An empathetic mentor helped the so-called black sheep turn his life around through vocational training.
Synonyms
outcast,misfit,odd one out
Antonyms
golden child,pride of the family,favorite
Collocations
family black sheep,regarded as the black sheep,treated like a black sheep