🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Stigma

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Stigma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stigma/ˈstɪɡ.mə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Es gibt immer noch ein Stigma, das mit psychischen Erkrankungen verbunden ist."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

    "There is still a social stigma attached to mental illness."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late 16th century (denoting a mark made by branding): from Greek, literally 'tattoo, puncture', from stizein 'prick'.

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