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pariah
[ puh-rahy-uh ]
noun
- an outcast.
- any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
- none Pariah. a member of a low caste in southern India and Myanmar (Burma).
pariah
/ pəˈraɪə; ˈpærɪə /
noun
- a social outcast
- (formerly) a member of a low caste in South India
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- pa·riah·dom noun
- pa·riah·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pariah1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pariah1
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Example Sentences
He nonetheless found himself something of a pariah, and when he was unable to find a job, he sold fish in the street.
He, too, is a pariah in Pakistan, rarely acknowledged and never claimed as the “pride” of the nation.
Certainly the bitcoin community continues to treat Karpeles as a pariah.
If passed, the draft legislation would essentially make Moscow a pariah economy.
President Obama is reportedly set on making Russia “a pariah state.”
A roar came from the populace; an elephant trumpeted; the pariah dogs barked.
Then the pariah realises that she is thrust beyond the pale of human purity.
He was a pariah, a leper, and so must continue—a thing to be shunned.
He considered that he was a natural pariah; that the unpopularity at school would follow him through life.
The human order hostile, he quickly loses his self-respect and drops to the pariah class.
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