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pariah
a person rejected or avoided by a group
Synonyms
- outcast
- reject
- exile
Antonyms
- insider
- favorite
- darling
pariah in a sentence
After betraying his allies, the official became a political pariah.
The whistleblower was treated as a pariah by colleagues who feared the scandal.
Where it comes from
From Tamil paraiyar, the name of a marginalized social group.
Memory hook
PARIAH sounds like 'pair? nah': no one will pair with an outcast.
Read it in context
- The Northern Channel History