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- Dictionarypa·ri·ah/pəˈrīə/
noun
- 1. an outcast: "they were treated as social pariahs"
- 2. a member of a low caste in southern India. historical
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The meaning of PARIAH is someone or something that is despised or rejected : outcast. How to use pariah in a sentence.
a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because they are not liked, respected, or trusted: The scandal transformed him into a pariah. He worried that his stammer would make him a social pariah. Her criticisms of the life-saving treatment have made her a pariah among international health leaders. Synonym. outcast. Note:
If you describe someone as a pariah, you mean that other people dislike them so much that they refuse to associate with them. [ disapproval ] His landlady had treated him like a dangerous criminal, a pariah.
A pariah is an outcast or someone who’s despised and avoided. Pariah is often used to refer to a person who is widely shunned for some offense they have committed. It is often used in the phrase social pariah and in the context of politics.
A pariah is someone that has been soundly rejected by their community. Your constant gossiping might make you a pariah on campus. Pariah takes its name from a tribe in Southeast India.
a person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone synonym outcast Historically, a pariah was a member of an indigenous people of southern India. In the modern sense of ‘outcast’ the word pariah is considered offensive in southern India.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pariah. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
pariah meaning, definition, what is pariah: someone who everyone hates and avoids: Learn more.
1. (Sociology) a social outcast. 2. (Sociology) (formerly) a member of a low caste in S India. [C17: from Tamil paraiyan drummer, from parai drum; so called because members of the caste were the drummers at festivals]
Origin of Pariah. From Tamil பறையர் (paṟaiyar), from பறையன் (paṟaiyaṉ, “drummer" ), from பறை (paṟai, “drum" ). Parai refers in Tamil to a type of large drum designed to announce the king's notices to the public.
