# die Schandmal

die Schandmal is a German noun meaning “stigma”. Forms: der Schandmal, die Schandmale.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schandmal
- Plural: die Schandmale

## In other languages

- Русский: позорное пятно

## Meanings

1. _historical_ stigma, badge of shame, mark of shame
2. A negative attribute that, annoyingly, destroys the otherwise good impression of something; blemish, flaw, defect

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