单词 | pariah |
释义 | pariah[ puh-rahy-uh ] / pəˈraɪ ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pariah ON THESAURUS.COM nounan outcast. any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided. (initial capital letter) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma. VIDEO FOR PARIAHWATCH NOW: What Is The Origin Of The Word "Pariah"?There's nothing worse than being a social pariah—in other words, "an outcast," someone banished to the fringes of the cafeteria with no one to sit with. But, did this word always have a negative meaning? Origin of pariah1605–15; <Tamil paṟaiyar, plural of paṟaiyan literally, drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), derivative of paṟai a festival drum OTHER WORDS FROM pariahpa·ri·ah·dom, nounpa·ri·ah·ism, nounWords nearby pariahparging, parhelic circle, parhelion, pari-, Paria, pariah, pariah dog, Parian, Parian ware, parica, Paricutín Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pariahBritish Dictionary definitions for pariahpariah / (pəˈraɪə, ˈpærɪə) / nouna social outcast (formerly) a member of a low caste in South India Word Origin for pariahC17: from Tamil paraiyan drummer, from parai drum; so called because members of the caste were the drummers at festivals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for pariahpariah [ (puh-reye-uh) ] An outcast; a member of a low caste or class. notes for pariahThe word originally stems from the caste system of India, which put pariahs in a very low place in society. In the United States, it refers to those of low social class or social status. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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