stigma
/'stigmə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A mark of disgrace or shame: A strong feeling of public disapproval or social rejection associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.
- A visible sign or characteristic of a disease: (Medical) A distinguishing mark or symptom indicative of a specific disease.
- The part of a pistil that receives pollen: (Botany) The apical, often sticky or feathery, end of the style in a flower's pistil, which receives pollen grains during pollination.
- A small mark, spot, or pore: (Biology/Zoology) A mark or small opening, such as a spiracle (breathing pore) in insects or arthropods.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Social/Cultural):
- There is still a significant stigma attached to mental illness in many societies.
- He felt the stigma of being unemployed for so long.
- Noun (Medical/Biological):
- The physician identified the skin lesions as a stigma of the disease.
- Butterflies breathe through openings called stigmata.
- Noun (Botanical):
- The pollen grain landed on the stigma of the flower.
Advanced Usage
- "To bear/carry a stigma": To be marked by or associated with disgrace.
- The family bore the stigma of the scandal for decades.
- "The stigma of...": Used to specify the source of the disgrace.
- She worked to overcome the stigma of her past failures.
Variants and Related Words
- Stigmatic (adj): Relating to or marked with a stigma.
- The study focused on the stigmatic effects of poverty.
- Stigmatize (verb): To describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.
- Laws should not stigmatize people with disabilities.
- Stigmata (noun, plural): Marks, sores, or sensations of pain corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, sometimes reported in religious contexts. (Note: This is a specialized, often religious, use of the plural form).
Synonyms
- Disgrace: Loss of reputation or respect.
- Shame: A painful feeling of humiliation or distress.
- Taint: A trace of a bad or undesirable quality.
- Blemish: A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance.
Related Phrases
- Social stigma: The extreme disapproval of (or discontent with) a person or group on socially characteristic grounds.
- Campaigns aim to reduce the social stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS.
- Stigma management: The process of concealing or managing information about a stigmatizing attribute.
- He practiced stigma management by carefully controlling what his colleagues knew about his health.
Related Idioms
- "A stigma is attached to...": This phrase emphasizes that something is widely seen as shameful.
- A stigma is still attached to seeking help for addiction in some communities.
Noun
- a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
- an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis
- the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil