Pariah

Pariah, originally the name of the Pariah caste of Indian Hindu society, has gained widespread use as an analogy, especially in the phrase "social pariah", as a term for anyone considered an outcast or different by others. An early recorded use in English of the term can be found in a 1850 speech on Greek foreign affairs made by British politician Palmerston. The word is sometimes considered to be offensive to the Pariahs.