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- [puh-rahy-uh]
- /pəˈraɪ ə/
- /pəˈraɪə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-rahy-uh]
- /pəˈraɪ ə/
Definitions of pariah word
- noun pariah an outcast. 1
- noun pariah any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided. 1
- noun pariah (initial capital letter) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma. 1
- noun pariah social outcast 1
- countable noun pariah If you describe someone as a pariah, you mean that other people dislike them so much that they refuse to associate with them. 0
- noun pariah a social outcast 0
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Origin of pariah
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Tamil paṟaiyar, plural of paṟaiyan literally, drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), derivative of paṟai a festival drum
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Parts of speech for Pariah
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pariah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pariah usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pariah
noun pariah
- anathema — If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
- castaway — A castaway is a person who has managed to swim or float to a lonely island or shore after their boat has sunk.
- cullion — a despicable person
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