stigma
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
stigmas
plural
stigmas
Britannica Dictionary definition of STIGMA
1
[singular]
:
a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something
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the stigma associated with mental illness = the stigma of mental illness
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the stigma of being poor = the stigma of poverty
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There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.
2
[count]
botany
:
the top part in the center of a flower which receives the pollen
