paria — meaning in English

English meaning

• outcast noun A person who has been rejected or excluded by a group or society.
• pariah noun A person, group or country that everyone else rejects and refuses to associate with.

Senses

paria is used for these senses in English:

• outcast One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]
• pariah Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.

outcast — full definition

1. noun A person who has been rejected or excluded by a group or society.
2. adj Rejected or excluded, cast out from a group.

pariah — full definition

1. noun A person, group or country that everyone else rejects and refuses to associate with.
2. noun Historically, a member of a low caste in southern India, particularly in Tamil society.

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