contrarian vs pariah

contrarian

noun
  • A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion. 

  • A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others. 

adj
  • Pertaining to or characteristic of a contrarian. 

pariah

noun
  • A similarly despised group of people or species of animal. 

  • Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society. 

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