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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARIAH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of pariah as a noun for a person or country that is not accepted by others, and see synonyms and examples. Find out the origin and usage of this word in different contexts and languages.

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   The meaning of PARIAH is someone or something that is despised or rejected : outcast. How to use pariah in a sentence.

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   A pariah is an outcast or someone who’s despised and avoided. Pariah is often used to refer to a person who is widely shunned for some offense they have committed. It is often used in the phrase social pariah and in the context of politics.

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   What does pariah mean?

   • 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. When he died he was still a pariah - the price he paid for political dissent.

   PARIAH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is pariah state?

   • Pariah state isan important subcategory of deviant state, and its definition is based on a sociological deviance theory in this thesis. According to Becker’s labelling theory, the construction of deviant identity is a process of creating and applying social rules whose infraction constitutes deviance.

   China, Pariah Status and International Society

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   Is India a pariah?

   • The country has long been an international pariah, regarded as a threat to western democracy. It was an era in which US bankers endured pariah status. 2 meanings: 1. a social outcast 2. (formerly) a member of a low caste in S India....

   PARIAH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Where did pariah come from?

   • Players of this drum have traditionally been drawn from the paṟaiyar group. The word pariah begins to appear in English in travelers' accounts of Indian society and at first refers specifically to the low-status paṟaiyar. One such occurrence of the word dates from as early as 1613.

   Pariah - definition of pariah by The Free Dictionary

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5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › pariahpariah noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   a person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone synonym outcast Historically, a pariah was a member of an indigenous people of southern India. In the modern sense of ‘outcast’ the word pariah is considered offensive in southern India.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › pariah_npariah, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   What does the word pariah mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pariah. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word pariah? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word pariah pronounced? British English.

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   Pariah is a noun that means a social outcast or a member of a low caste in India. Learn the word history, synonyms, translations and examples of pariah from various sources.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARIAH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pariah is someone who is disliked or rejected by others, or a member of a low caste in India. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.