See Also: Stigma(medicine)
stigma(dictionary)
stigma(dictionary)
follicular stigma(medicine)
stigma ventriculi(medicine)

stigma (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'mark, mark burned on the skin', from Greek, from stizein 'to tattoo']
[C usually singular, U] a strong feeling in society that being in a particular situation or having a particular illness is something to be ashamed of
the stigma of alcoholism/mental illness etc
::The stigma of alcoholism makes it difficult to treat.
::There is a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
::In the US, smoking carries a stigma .
[C] technical the top of the centre part of a flower that receives the pollen which allows it to form new seeds