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pariahpa‧ri‧ah /pəˈraɪə, ˈpæriə/ noun [countable] pariahOrigin: 1600-1700 Tamil paraiyan ‘drummer’ - After the accusation, they are worried-sick parents, small-town pariahs, amateur lawyers, sometime sleuths, etc.
- Apparently I was not the only prospective foster parent who was treated by society staff like a pariah.
- Because Dad left the tribe to marry an outsider, however, he was considered a pariah.
- Suddenly I felt like a real pariah.
- Ten years ago he was a pariah.
- The traditional outcast or pariah becomes the hero in this new age.
- Were these beginnings among the outcasts, the pariahs, and the misfits merely accidental?
VERB► become· Rock climbing is rapidly becoming a pariah among mountain activities. someone who everyone hates and avoids SYN outcast |