untouchability
/ʌnˌtʌtʃəˈbɪləti/
noun
- The social practice of excluding or discriminating against people considered to be of a lower caste, especially in South Asia.
- Untouchability was officially abolished in India in 1950.
- The law makes untouchability a punishable offense.
- Activists continue to fight against the practice of untouchability in rural areas.
- The state or quality of being impossible or forbidden to touch.
- The untouchability of the sacred relic is strictly enforced by the temple priests.
- The untouchability of the crime scene was maintained until the investigators arrived.
- In the museum, the untouchability of the ancient artifacts is emphasized by the security ropes.