pariah

pəˈraɪə

Definition

Definition of pariah - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social outcastoutcast from society or group

After the scandal, he became a pariah in his own community..

outcast

reject

untouchable

despised groupgroup of people or animals shunned by others

The species became a pariah due to its aggressive nature.

outcast

untouchable

zoology

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Indian breed or stray dog

TECH.

The pariah roamed the streets freely.

stray dog

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Indian breed or stray dog

Expressions with pariah

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pariah state

country isolated by the international community

North Korea is often considered a pariah state.

pariah dog

free-ranging dog of Asia, often feral

The pariah dog scavenged for food in the outskirts of the village..

Origin of pariah

Tamil, paraiyar (drummer)

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pye-dog

Indian pariah dog

breed of dog native to India

Examples of pariah in a sentence

He lived as a pariah, shunned by all.
The group lived as pariahs on the outskirts of town.
Pariahs in society often face discrimination.
The pariah was often seen near the market.
Villagers fed the pariah out of compassion.

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French:paria, chien paria, ...
German:Ausgestoßener, Ausgestoßene, ...
Italian:paria, reietto, ...
Spanish:paria, perro callejero, ...
Portuguese:pária, paria, ...
Chinese:贱民, 被排斥者, ...
Japanese:のけ者, 忌避される存在, ...
Arabic:مَنْبُوذ, جماعة منبوذة, ...
Hebrew:מְנוּדֶה, מוּקְצִים, ...
Russian:изгой, пария, ...
Ukrainian:ізгой, індійський собака, ...
Hindi:बहिष्कृत, बहिष्कृत समूह, ...
Bengali:সমাজচ্যুত, বর্জিত দল, ...
Catalan:paria, grup marginat, ...
Czech:vyvrhel, psanec, ...
Danish:udstødt, udstødt gruppe, ...
Dutch:paria, ...
Greek:παρίας, περιθωριακή ομάδα, ...
Hungarian:pária, kiközösített csoport, ...
Khmer:ជនដែលសង្គមបដិសេធ, ក្រុមដែលត្រូវគេរើសអើង, ...
Korean:추방자, 외면받는 존재, ...
Persian:مطرود, گروه مطرود, ...
Polish:parias, bezpański pies, ...
Portuguese (BR):pária, vira-lata, ...
Romanian:paria, grup marginalizat, ...
Swedish:utstött, pariahhund, ...
Thai:คนนอกคอก, ผู้ถูกสังคมรังเกียจ, ...
Turkish:parya, sokak köpeği, ...
Vietnamese:người bị ruồng bỏ, nhóm bị ruồng bỏ, ...

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