pariah /pəˈɹaɪə/ noun3 •(figurative) A similarly despised group of people or species of animal.This scenario could lead to war crimes the scale of which has not been seen in Europe since the Nazis — crimes that would make Vladimir Putin, his cronies and Russia as a country all global pariahs. — 2022 •Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.I’m a pariah, outlawed from Time Lord society. — 1985 •Ellipsis of pariah dog (“an Indian breed, any stray dog in Indian contexts”). formspariahs