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    pa·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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pariahPariah Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A pariah is someone or something that is despised or rejected by society or a group. The word has a dated, offensive sense of a low caste of southern India. See synonyms, examples, etymology and related words.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARIAH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A pariah is a person or country that is not accepted by others, often because they are disliked, disrespected, or untrusted. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of this word from Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pariahPARIAH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pariahPariah - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 7, 2011 · 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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › pariahPariah - definition of pariah by The Free Dictionary

    A pariah is a social outcast or a member of a low caste in India. The word comes from Tamil paṟaiyan, meaning a drummer, and was used by the British to refer to any Indian person of low status.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpariah noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    pariah. noun. /pəˈraɪə/ (sometimes offensive) 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. Word Origin.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › pariah_npariah, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Pariah is a word with multiple meanings, partly from Tamil and Malayalam languages. It can mean an outcast, a low caste, a dog, or a type of kite.