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- Dictionarypariah/pəˈrʌɪə/
noun
- 1. an outcast: "they were treated as social pariahs"
- 2. a member of an indigenous people of southern India originally functioning as ceremonial drummers but later having a low caste. 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:
Today, a pariah is someone who is treated as an outcast, especially after having been formerly in a position of favor—they have been cast out of their group. Usually this is because they have done something viewed as unacceptable, such as committing a crime, but this is not always the case.
A pariah is someone that has been soundly rejected by their community. Your constant gossiping might make you a pariah on campus.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pariah. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you describe someone as a pariah, you mean that other people dislike them so much that they refuse to associate with them.
pa·ri·ah. (pə-rī′ə) n. 1. A social outcast: "Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard" (Mark Twain). 2. A Dalit.
pariah meaning, definition, what is pariah: someone who everyone hates and avoids: Learn more.
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.
If you describe someone as a pariah, you mean that other people dislike them so much that they refuse to associate with them.
