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Meaning of pariah in English

pariah
noun [ C ]
uk
/pəˈraɪ.ə/ us
/pəˈraɪ.ə/
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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:
  • This word is sometimes considered to be offensive in India.
a country or government that is not accepted by other countries, especially because it acts in a way that other countries consider to be wrong :
Under the dictatorship, the country became an international pariah.
The country faces economic sanctions and risks becoming a pariah state if it refuses to abandon its use of chemical weapons.
Note:
  • This word is sometimes considered to be offensive in India.
old-fashioned offensive (also Pariah)
a word used in the past for a person who belonged to a caste (= social group) in the south of India that was considered to be one of the lowest. This word is now considered offensive.
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(Definition of pariah from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

pariah | American Dictionary

pariah
noun [ C ]
us
/pəˈrɑɪ·ə/
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a person who is avoided or not accepted by a social group, esp. because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted; an outcast:
Because of its poor human rights record, the country was treated as a pariah by other nations.
(Definition of pariah from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
為社會所拋棄者, 受蔑視的人, 不被信任者…
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为社会所抛弃者, 受蔑视的人, 不被信任者…
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pária, estado pária…
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