stigma

IPA: stˈɪgmʌ

A mark of infamy or disgrace.
Discriminatory attitudes.
A scar or birthmark.
(Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
(literary, figurative) An outward sign; an indication.
(botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
(medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
(typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).

Examples of "stigma" in Sentences

But saying that client-stigma is worse than Whore Stigma?
Getting people to forego the fear and stigma is what unionization is all about.
Social stigma is responsible for “teaching” us what is and is not acceptable for us to display.
She who was beaten up in front of her kids and put up with it to avoid the divorce stigma is a woman.
Stigmata is the plural of the Greek word stigma, which is translated as ‘mark’ or ‘brand,’ like one you might place on an animal, like cowboys brand cows.
If the stigma is less, THEIR hope is greater, that a homosexual will have a larger pool of willing candidates – who will entertain the notion of bisexuality atleast.
If the stigma is less, THEIR hope is greater, that a homosexual will have a larger pool of willing candidates – who will entertain the notion of bisexuality at least.
Inherent in this cultural stigma is often the desertion of the partner or male responsible for the pregnancy, thus relegating the woman to position of a single mother.
Samantha Berg and Melissa Farley have both pushed the claim that advocates for decriminalization believe social stigma is the most grievous injury against sex workers.
The "living in sin" stigma is less than it was 30 years ago, when landlords denied apartments to unmarried couples, said Steven Ruggles, director of the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota.