as in outcast
one who is cast out or rejected by society I felt like a pariah when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party

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Recent Examples of pariah Russia has become a pariah to the G7 because of [its] invasion. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, some see Biden as having compromised on some of his promises to put human rights at the center of his agenda, including a pledge to make Saudi Arabia a pariah because of the brutal murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other attempts to silence dissidents. Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Lee was viewed as a pariah by many afterward, and subjected to death threats, but her qualms about granting a president too much power are now echoed by politicians in both parties. Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2023 The Democrats are helping a far-right election denier who has become a pariah within her party in her race against a less extreme, but still election-denying, conservative. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for pariah
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Noun
  • Most people are looking for a young and friendly family dog, but there are a few of us out there who have a soft spot for the outcasts with a bit of a temper.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • An outcast turned skilled hunter in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by robotic creatures, Aloy discovers her connection to an ancient scientist and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about her origins and save humanity from extinction.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In this story, Buddha reaches out to the homeless leper teaching us that true compassion transcends fear and stigma.
    Rabbi Dana Magat, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Winning Is Everything, Stupid, by Matt Tyrnauer, goes deep into what shaped James Carville’s incorrigible character, including his Catholic, working-class youth in Carville—a Louisiana town with fewer than 900 inhabitants, almost half of them inmates at the local leper colony.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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