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- pronunciation:
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raI
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a despised or socially outcast person.
Although leprosy ceases to be contagious soon after treatment nowadays, many of its sufferers are still treated as pariahs in certain parts of the world.- synonyms:
- outcast, undesirable
- similar words:
- anathema, castoff, leper, outlaw, riffraff, scum, untouchable, waif, wretch
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outlaw, waif, wretch |
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