Definition of Pariah
Pariah
pa·ri·ah


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(noun)
an outcast, someone who is rejected or despised by society;

e.g. I was treated like a pariah when I was invited to my wealthy colleague's party.

(noun)
a member of an indigenous group of people in southern India, belonging to a low social caste;

e.g. The man was believed to be a pariah, so the wealthiest people shunned him.



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