Pariah (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is rejected (from society or home).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She became a pariah in her community after her scandalous affair with a married man was exposed.
- The homeless man, once a successful businessman, had become a pariah on the streets, shunned by everyone who knew his past.
- As a whistleblower, she was shunned by her colleagues and became a pariah in the company.
- The outcast teenager felt like a pariah in his own home, constantly belittled and rejected by his family members.
- After being accused of treason, the former war hero was treated like a pariah by his fellow veterans and former comrades.