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pariahs

/pəˈraɪəz/ /ˈpæriəz/

Meanings
noun
A person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.

Examples :

"After being caught cheating, the students became pariahs in their school, avoided by almost everyone. "
society person culture group

Related Words

Illustration demographic

demographic noun

/dɛməˈɡɹæfɪk/

(chiefly in plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.

"The marketing team studied the demographics of their customers, including age, income, and location, to better understand their target audience. "

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activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration important

important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

Having relevant and crucial value.

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

Illustration executives

executives noun

/ɪɡˈzekjətɪvz/ /ɛɡˈzɛkjətɪvz/

A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.

"The executives at the company decided to offer employees more vacation time. "

Illustration rejected

rejected verb

/ɹɪˈdʒɛktɪd/

To refuse to accept.

"She even rejected my improved offer."

Illustration colleagues

colleagues noun

/ˈkɒliːɡz/ /ˈkɑliɡz/

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.

""At the hospital, Dr. Lee often shares her research with her colleagues." "

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Illustration oppressed

oppressed verb

/əˈpɹɛst/

To keep down by unjust force.

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

Illustration education

education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."

Illustration healthcare

healthcare noun

/ˈhɛlθˌkɛər/ /ˈhɛlθkeɪər/

The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.

"I think free health care should also cover nearsightedness."

Illustration discrimination

discrimination noun

/dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

"The teacher's careful discrimination between the students' writing styles allowed her to identify the unique strengths of each student. "