Meaning of Stigma | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An indication of infamy or disgrace.
2. A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.
3. A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.
   historical
4. A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
   figuratively
5. A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
6. An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.
   figuratively, poetic, rare
7. A scar or birthmark.
8. The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
9. A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
10. Synonym of pterostigma.

Equivalents

Examples

“But to have as an enforced dining companion a man who was probably a Papist, certainly a rake, and bore the stigma of cowardice, was anathema.”

“Yet, because of the stigma around nursing home placement, it is hard to find advocates from among the natural advocacy groups the families. You don't see families organized around long-term care as you do around specific diseases.”

“Hence, the stigma attached to mental disorders in general forms the basis of the stigma towards women with mental health problems. […]”

“Coming into contact with the person affected by mental illness can help reduce the stigma that the public has towards the illness.”

“... the stigma in the United States about the lower class accessing “welfare,” […]”

“Bradly scowled - the stigmata of alarm. What ultimate threat to his peace and privacy did this dropping in by young Podson imply?”

“Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve as food for the Arctic birds.”

“Now you see just how the stamen gets its lusty dust onto the stigma / And why this frenzied chlorophyllous orgy starts in spring is no enigma!”

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