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 on the Web Lee was viewed as a pariah by many afterward, and subjected to death threats, but her qualms about granting a president too much power are now echoed by politicians in both parties. Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2023 The Democrats are helping a far-right election denier who has become a pariah within her party in her race against a less extreme, but still election-denying, conservative. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pariah 

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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.

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