as in stain
a mark of guilt or disgrace
in "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne bore the stigma of adultery
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Recent Examples of stigma
The stigma of solitude This anxiety stems in large part from our culture’s deficit view of solitude.
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Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Summary Due to stigma and social pressures, men are less likely to seek support or medical care for mental health conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
But being a plus-size person challenging weight stigma proved different than navigating my personal relationships as someone with type 2 diabetes.
—Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 29 Mar. 2025
Image The onslaught of AIDS in the 1980s created a stigma around poppers.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Virginia Thomas, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Summary Due to stigma and social pressures, men are less likely to seek support or medical care for mental health conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
But being a plus-size person challenging weight stigma proved different than navigating my personal relationships as someone with type 2 diabetes.
—Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 29 Mar. 2025
Image The onslaught of AIDS in the 1980s created a stigma around poppers.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stigma
Noun
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One shopper even spilled cranberry juice on theirs with no residual stains.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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In the names of Jackie Robinson and the O’Malley family, don’t put a stain on one of the greatest Dodgers championships ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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His act of sacrifice was a culmination of his guilt over not doing enough to help June before.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Woman Cuts Off Sister Following Fight Over $60,000 Inheritance from Their Dad — Who's Still Alive Most Redditors agreed that the woman should keep her legal share of the money — and not feel the slightest bit of guilt about it.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Doing nothing is no longer an option for schools, teen says Around the country, as cases like Mani's continue to pop up, experts expect that shame prevents most victims from coming forward to flag abuses, suspecting that the problem is much more widespread than media reports suggest.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, the term body count itself carries a strong undercurrent of shame, particularly toward women.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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People have long claimed to see images in those drip paintings, but the phenomenon is usually dismissed by art critics as a trick of human perception, much like the fractal edges of Rorschach ink blots can fool the eye and mind.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even in victory, there had to be a blot in the Leeds copybook.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Stigma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stigma. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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