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pariah

IPA pronunciation: /pəˈraɪ.ə/

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Russian meaning

Изгой, пария

English definition

An outcast; a person rejected from social or academic communities.

Example

After the fraud confession, he became a pariah in scientific research.

Collocations

social pariah
treated as a pariah
academic pariah

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