pariah

Noun

Meaning

One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.

An outcast; one despised by society.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Ishmael castaway outcast rascal tramp vagabond vagrant miscreant exile reject alien refugee fugitive outlaw outsider
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Antonyms

angel confederate comrade player member aspirant
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Hypernyms

unfortunate unfortunate person

Hyponyms

heretic leper untouchable misbeliever Harijan religious outcast

Phrases with the word

Indian pariah dog pariah state social pariah

Anagrams

Harpia raphia Pahari

Examples

Alone in a foreign country and made to feel like a pariah has left Ms. Yao, 22, depressed and frustrated. Source: Internet

Azawakh are virtually indistinguishable from the Sahel pariah dog population from which they are drawn. Source: Internet

A pariah in the community of Slayers and former witches, Buffy moves to San Francisco where she lives with her sister and Xander, and resumes her former duties as Slayer: patrolling at night for vampires. Source: Internet

In the video that made him a pariah and got him arrested on a terrorism charge, Cody Pfister does what is at least gross under normal circumstances and infuriating as more people die every day of COVID-19. Source: Internet

He also befriended pariah states such as Belarus and Iran. citation Domestic mishandling of the country under Chávez prevented Venezuela from strengthening its position in the world. Source: Internet

As the report noted, Louis C.K. joked about the effect becoming a pariah has had on his career and life, saying he has gotten used to eating alone in restaurants and getting the finger from strangers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pari-an pari-mutuel pari-mutuel machine pariah arrack pariah dog pariah kite