Stigma

What do we mean by stigma?

An association of disgrace or public disapproval with something, such as an action or condition: synonym: stain. noun

A visible indicator of disease. noun

A small bodily mark, especially a birthmark or scar, that is congenital or indicative of a condition or disease. noun

A bleeding spot on the skin considered to be a manifestation of conversion reaction. noun

Bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, believed to be given as divine recognition of devotion. noun

The apex of the pistil of a flower, on which pollen grains are deposited and germinate. noun

A small mark, spot, or pore, such as the respiratory spiracle of an insect or an eyespot in certain protists. noun

A mark burned into the skin as a visible identifier of a person as a criminal or slave; a brand. noun

In Greek grammar and paleography, a ligature (ς) still sometimes used for στ (st), and also used as a numeral . noun

In geometry, a point so connected with another, called the index, that motion of the index in a plane through their join causes definite motion of the stigma in this plane. noun

A mark made with a red-hot iron, formerly in many countries upon criminals as a badge of infamy; a brand impressed on slaves and others. noun

Any mark of infamy, slur, or disgrace which attaches to a person on account of evil conduct. noun

In anatomy and zoology, a mark; a marked point or place: variously applied to marks of color, as a spot, and to many different pores or small holes. noun

A place or point on the skin which bleeds periodically or at irregular intervals during some mental states. The spontaneous appearance of stigmata was formerly regarded super-stitiously. noun

Plural In the Roman Catholic Church, marks said to have been supernaturally impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. noun

In botany, a modified part of the style or, when that is wanting, of the surface of the ovary, which in impregnation receives the pollen. noun

A mark made with a burning iron; a brand. noun

Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization. noun

That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower. noun

A mark of infamy or disgrace.

A scar or birthmark.

(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.

The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.

A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.

Words that are spelled similarly to stigma:
stigma, sigma.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word stigma:
reniform, ovule, anther, stigmatization, orbicular, stigmatized, suffusion, anthers, fuscous, blackish, ovary, stigmata, dorsum, pollen, leprosy, obliquely, cloudy, indistinct, elongate, blotch, suffused, pollination, edged, whitish, costal, dots, fascia, hiv, oblique, lobes, receptive, discrimination, transverse, faint, capsule, paler, shame, dot, mental, attached, forewing, apical, costa, curved, pale, apex, homosexuality, darker, grey, aids, irregular, yellowish, prejudice, stereotypes, illness, anterior, flower, scales, dark, illegitimate, posterior, streak, fruit, obscure, flowering, shade, patch, spot, fold, moth, marginal, beneath, attitudes, associated, psychiatric, triangular, disability, vein, barriers, rape, isolation, lgbt, spots, flowers, conviction, sex, seeds, disabilities, abortion, diagnosis, surrounding, revealing, prevention, tube, sexual, divorce, awareness, disease, beyond, consequences.

Words that rhyme with stigma:
enigma, sigma, sygma, sigma a, stigma a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe stigma:
social, moral, less, certain, negative, indelible, lobed, greater, strong, racial, cultural, related, double, sexual, considerable, societal, capitate, additional, permanent, possible, lasting, legal, terrible, potential, sticky, receptive, serious, like, shaped, bifid, severe, mental, sessile, undeserved, unjust, powerful, whore, psychiatric, visible, criminal, psychological, reniform, horrible, concealable, orbicular, ineffaceable, tribal, definite, persistent, discal, shameful, brown, foul, distinct, eternal, terminal, unfortunate, lifelong, cleft, everlasting, lingering, slight, tremendous, feathery, enormous, odious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective stigma:
interaction, interactions, height, lobes, campaign, management, theory, reduction, surface, campaigns, symbols, recognition, programmes, signaling, illness, bearing, problems, evasion, acquaintances, organ, activities, head, efforts, epithel, notes, programme, transformation, picture, lobe, materials.

Consonant match to stigma:
stigma a.

Words that sound like stigma:
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