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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.
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.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pariah. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
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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]
