We have to try to do away with the stigma behind many of society's ills. Shaming will only make things worse.
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Stigma
/ˈstɪɡmə/
Synonyms for "stigma" (209 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (63)
Related words (104)
markmark of cainmarkingmegasporophyllmicrosporophyllmolemottlenevusnicknotchodiumonuspapulapapuleparonychiaparulispatchperianthpetalpetechia
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Noun(15 words)
markmost negative imprintnefariousnessopprobriumpauperismpollen capture surfacepollen landing areapollen receptorreputation damageshameshamefulnessstainstainstainttaints
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesMore specific
5 entriesdisability stigmafeathery stigmamental health stigmaracial stigmasticky stigma
Collocations
6 entriesmental health stigmaracial stigmasocial stigmastigma awarenessstigma of povertystigma reduction
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 23 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- وَصْمَة noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Bulgarian
2 entries- дамга noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- позор noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Catalan
1 entries- estigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 恥辱 /耻辱 noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- 污名 noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Danish
1 entries- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Finnish
2 entries- häpeämerkki noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
French
1 entries- stigmate noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Georgian
2 entries- სამარცხვინო დაღი noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- სტიგმა noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
German
1 entries- Stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Greek
1 entries- στίγμα noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Hungarian
4 entries- bélyeg noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- szégyenbélyeg noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- szégyenfolt noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Irish
1 entries- smál noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Italian
2 entries- marchio noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Japanese
3 entries- 恥辱 noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- 汚名 noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- 汚点 noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Māori
1 entries- poapoataunu noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Persian
1 entries- ننگ noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Polish
1 entries- piętno noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Portuguese
1 entries- estigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Russian
2 entries- клеймо́ noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- позо́рное пятно́ noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Sicilian
4 entries- gnuria noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- nciuria noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- stimma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Spanish
2 entries- estigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
- sambenito noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Swedish
1 entries- stigma noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Thai
1 entries- มลทิน noun (indication of infamy or disgrace)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
There is a terrible stigma against these people.
Source: tatoeba (6907625)
Sami spoke out against the stigma against mental health issues.
Source: tatoeba (7263934)
Reducing the stigma around violence by intimate partners, she said is critical in addressing this issue.
Source: tatoeba (9834506)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.