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 Russia has become a pariah to the G7 because of [its] invasion. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, some see Biden as having compromised on some of his promises to put human rights at the center of his agenda, including a pledge to make Saudi Arabia a pariah because of the brutal murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other attempts to silence dissidents. Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 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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Noun
  • Taking advantage of the hype, a group of high school outcasts— Dylan (Emjay Anthony), Spud (Kezii Curtis) and Jordy (Chiara Aurelia)—rebrand their metal band to play up a Satan-worshipping theme.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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  • Ana Navarro slams 'social leper and criminal' Diddy in passionate defense of Cassie on The View Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Santa Cruz resident Rus Scott traveled to Crete in June for adventures that included a day trip from the coastal city of Agios Nikolaos, pictured, to the tiny island of Spinalonga, which was once a leper colony.
    Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
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  • Led by the foul-mouthed and fouler-smelling Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the team of rejects consists of River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) and Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves) among others including newcomer, J.K. Coe (Thomas Brooke).
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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