Meaning & use
pariah
A person who is despised, avoided, or excluded by society or by a particular group.
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After the scandal broke, he became a pariah among his former business partners.
The country was treated as a pariah on the world stage following the invasion.
A note on using this word
Pariah is often used with 'social' or 'international' to describe someone or something widely shunned by others.
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