Definition of pariahnext
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 From pariah to power broker The Crown Prince’s grip on power has insulated him from international prosecution. Connor Greene, Time, 17 Nov. 2025 Here is my coven of women authors and their pariah creation—sometimes literal monsters, sometimes the monster of the desirous self. Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025 Over two terms, de Blasio alienated many New Yorkers and became a pariah among Democratic politicians. Nicole West Bassoff, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025 Few if any of the originators attend now that the Santas are less social pariahs and law breakers and more fraternity brothers and junior bankers. Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pariah
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Noun
  • The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The outcast must guess their fate.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Daryl hit the road this week on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, befriending a community of lepers before taking a ride on the rails, zombie apocalypse-style.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The show, which ran for three seasons from 1964 to 1967, centered around seven castaways who have to survive after getting shipwrecked on an uncharted island.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Both she and her ally, Velovic, were named as the final two castaways among the returning 24 stars.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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