Timeline for What is the most appropriate noun for 'a person who is ostracized'?
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| Oct 3, 2014 at 0:23 | history | edited | Robusto | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 3, 2014 at 0:22 | comment | added | Robusto | So who said it couldn't be negative? | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 21:31 | comment | added | Jon Purdy | @joon: I agree. Pariah is a much more negative term. It originally referred to a member of a low Indian caste, and was only recently (1819) extended to mean “social outcast”. | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 21:26 | comment | added | joon | pariah sounds like it has negative or accusatory connotation, but I'm not sure (non native speaker). The author refers to himself as being ostracized, which is different than viewing oneself as a pariah, no? Outcast is maybe more neutral? | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 21:21 | history | answered | Robusto | CC BY-SA 3.0 |