Standard Lemma guide

Stasi

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɑːzi/
  • /ˈʃtɑːzi/
  • rhymes with -ɑːzi
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: MSS

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who engages in covert surveillence or similar activities associated with secret police.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who imposes one's views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nazi

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Stasi, abbreviation of Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (“Ministry for State Security”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: Шта́зі (Štázi) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Bulgarian: Ща́зи (Štázi) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Chinese Mandarin: 史塔西 (Shǐtǎxī) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斯塔西 (Sītǎxī) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • French: Stasi — East German Ministry for State Security
  • German: Stasi — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Greek: Στάζι (Stázi) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Italian: Stasi — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Japanese: シュタージ (Shutāji) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Korean: 슈타지 (Syutaji) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Marathi: श्टाझी (śṭājhī) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Russian: Шта́зи (Štázi) — East German Ministry for State Security
  • Ukrainian: Шта́зі (Štázi) — East German Ministry for State Security