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   Stig·ma

   /ˈstiɡmə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person: "the stigma of having gone to prison will always be with me"
   • 2. (in Christian tradition) marks corresponding to those left on Jesus’ body by the Crucifixion, said to have been impressed by divine favor on the bodies of St. Francis of Assisi and others.
   • 3. a visible sign or characteristic of a disease: "knee deformities or other stigmata of childhood rickets"
   • ▪ a mark or spot on the skin.
   • 4. (in a flower) the part of a pistil that receives the pollen during pollination.

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a mark made by pricking or branding): via Latin from Greek stigma ‘a mark made by a pointed instrument, a dot’; related to stick1.

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   Synonyms for STIGMA: stain, taint, guilt, shame, blot, slur, smudge, onus; Antonyms of STIGMA: credit, award, honor, purity, modesty, chastity, right, legitimacy.

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   Synonyms for STIGMAS: taints, stains, guilts, smudges, slurs, blots, onuses, sins; Antonyms of STIGMAS: awards, honors, purities, credits, chastities, rights, goods, glories.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to stigma. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of stigma. There was no stigma attached to losing the election. Synonyms. disgrace. shame. odium. dishonor. blot. blemish. brand. flaw. mark of shame. smirch. smudge. besmirchment. taint. tarnish. Antonyms. glory.

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   Synonyms for STIGMA: stain, brand, blemish, blot, mark, onus, disgrace, spot, shame, taint, reproach, black eye, cloud, odium, tarnish, scar, attaint, petechia, stain; Antonyms for STIGMA: credit, honor, pride.

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    a mark of social disgrace. Even in a recession there's still a stigma attached to being out of work. Synonyms. disgrace. the disgrace of having claimed a prize I didn't deserve. shame. dishonour. mark. The dogs rub against the walls and make dirty marks.

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    stig· ma ˈstig-mə. plural stigmas or stigmata stig-ˈmä-tə ˈstig-mə-tə. Synonyms of stigma. 1. a. : a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something. One of the major obstacles to persons seeking treatment for addiction is the stigma attached to the disease. Bob Gaydos.