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untouchability

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The state or condition of being untouchable.

uncountable

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Examples

“Can we make⟳ sure that we create⟳ a social structure⟳ where we remove⟳ untouchability?”
“One study⟳ found about a third accpeting they'd earned untouchability by committing sins in past lives, with others blaming unfairness or believing a more self-serving version of the Hindu dream⟳, cleaiming 'they never took a true plunge in status, that they were really Brahmans in disguise.'”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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