🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कलंक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kalank

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stigma/ˈstɪɡ.mə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"मानसिक बीमारी से जुड़ा एक सामाजिक कलंक अभी भी मौजूद है।"

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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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