pariah
an outcast.
any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
Pariah . a member of a low caste in southern India and Myanmar (Burma).
Origin of pariah
1Other words from pariah
- pa·ri·ah·dom, noun
- pa·ri·ah·ism, noun
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How to use pariah in a sentence
Suddenly she was no longer an untouchable, Western-backed political celebrity but a global pariah.
The plot, which saw Khashoggi lured to his death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, turned MBS from a figure many hoped would modernize Saudi Arabia into an international pariah.
Here's Why the U.S. Didn't Sanction Mohammed bin Salman for His Role in the Jamal Khashoggi Killing | W.J. Hennigan | March 4, 2021 | TimeA protest movement kicked Sudan’s Islamist leaders out of power last year, ushering in a new military-led government that wants to end its global pariah status.
The US just brokered another peace deal for Israel, this time with Sudan | Alex Ward | October 23, 2020 | VoxWe have already entered the realm of becoming a pariah nation, and I think that will become a bigger issue under a second term.
Elijah Cummings has a message for voters ‘from beyond the grave’ | Nicole Goodkind | October 21, 2020 | FortuneBy late summer, Italy was being lauded by the international public health community and by the press, including the New York Times, saying the country had “gone from global pariah to a model.”
As COVID cases spike in Europe, Italy stands out—but this time for doing things right | Bernhard Warner | October 15, 2020 | Fortune
He nonetheless found himself something of a pariah, and when he was unable to find a job, he sold fish in the street.
He, too, is a pariah in Pakistan, rarely acknowledged and never claimed as the “pride” of the nation.
Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Chris Allbritton | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCertainly the bitcoin community continues to treat Karpeles as a pariah.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk | Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf passed, the draft legislation would essentially make Moscow a pariah economy.
NATO Plans New Military Outposts to Stop Putin—Just Don't Call Them Bases | Eli Lake | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPresident Obama is reportedly set on making Russia “a pariah state.”
A roar came from the populace; an elephant trumpeted; the pariah dogs barked.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathThen the pariah realises that she is thrust beyond the pale of human purity.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayHe was a pariah, a leper, and so must continue—a thing to be shunned.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonHe considered that he was a natural pariah; that the unpopularity at school would follow him through life.
Flappers and Philosophers | F. Scott FitzgeraldThe human order hostile, he quickly loses his self-respect and drops to the pariah class.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for pariah
/ (pəˈraɪə, ˈpærɪə) /
a social outcast
(formerly) a member of a low caste in South India
Origin of pariah
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Cultural definitions for pariah
[ (puh-reye-uh) ]
Notes for pariah
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