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badge of shame

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation, ostracism, or persecution

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 羞恥徽章 /羞耻徽章 — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution
  • German: Schandmal — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution
  • German: Schandzeichen — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution
  • Indonesian: lencana penghinaan — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution
  • Polish: znak wstydu — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution
  • Spanish: marca de infamia — symbol of humiliation, ostracism, or persecution