noun
- a person who is rejected or avoided by others; an outcast
- a member of a low caste in southern India
Usage: historical
Examples
- After the scandal, he became a pariah in his community.
- The whistleblower was treated like a pariah by her former colleagues.
- She felt like a pariah at the party where she knew no one.
- The corrupt politician became a social pariah.
- He was made a pariah for speaking out against the popular decision.
- The family was treated as pariahs after the incident.
- Once popular, the celebrity is now considered a pariah in Hollywood.