Associations to the word «Pariah»

Wiktionary

PARIAH, noun. An outcast.
PARIAH, noun. A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.
PARIAH, noun. Someone in exile.
PARIAH, noun. A member of one of the oppressed social castes in India.
PARIAH, noun. A person who is rejected (from society or home).
PARIAH DOG, noun. One of a race of half-wild mongrel dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities.
PARIAH KITE, noun. A species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.

Dictionary definition

PARIAH, noun. A person who is rejected (from society or home).

Wise words

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