pariahs

plural of pariah
as in outcasts
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 pariahs The two nations, both pariahs in the West, have forged increasingly warm ties since Russia’s invasion. Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024 The two parties do cooperate in government at regional level, but they would be treated as pariahs by the rest of Europe. Mark Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2016

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“Pariahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariahs. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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