Peter Sokolowski
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1,302 appearances
84 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
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Peter Sokolowski’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It refers to a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.
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Here's the word used in a sentence from Business Insider.
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Tattoos are now common.
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But not long ago, adorning one's body with ink was frowned upon by much of mainstream society.
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Even today, tattooed individuals in some communities and contexts face stigma based on their particular form of self-expression.
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It turns out that the link between tattoos and stigma is ancient, at least etymologically.
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The roots of stigma trace back all the way to the Greek verb stizine, meaning to tattoo, which led to the Latin noun stigma, meaning mark or brand.
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The earliest English uses of stigma hew close to those of its Latin forebear.
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the word first referred to a brand left by a hot iron.
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In modern use, the scar is figurative.
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Stigma most often refers to a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something, as when people talk about the stigma associated with mental illness or the stigma of poverty.
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With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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Visit Merriam-Webster.com today for definitions, wordplay, and trending word lookups.
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It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 8th.
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Today's word is magnanimous, spelled M-A-G-N-A-N-I-M-O-U-S.
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Magnanimous is an adjective.
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It's a formal word that means having or showing a generous and kind nature.
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Here's the word used in a sentence from the Boston Globe.
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Think before you act or speak.
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Drive and walk carefully.
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