Vocabulary
Pariah
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an outcast.
Urdu meaning
وہ شخص جسے گھر یا علاقے سے نکال دیا گیا ہو، ہندوستانی اچھوت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Within a moment, Putin has gone from being a pariah in the West to a partner and friend of the US.
- Instantly, Pakistan went from being an international pariah to a front-line state in a superpower`s war, and was eventually crowned with the status of `major non Nato ally`.
- Not too long ago, Pakistan faced the threat of being declared a pariah by the FATF because of its weak AML/ CFT regime.
- Israel is fast becoming an international pariah.
- And Trump`s actions turn America, once a force behind climate accords, into a pariah seated in the petrostate playpen.
Synonyms
outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable, undesirable, unperson
Antonyms
available, clean, violable
Curator example
“they were treated as social pariahs”
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