stigma
Etymology 1
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Etymology 1
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα, from στίζω ("I mark").
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈstɪɡmə/
stigma (plural stigmas or stigmata)
- A mark of infamy or disgrace.
- stigma of mental health disorders
- Discriminatory attitudes. [2000?–]
- stigma towards mental health
- A scar or birthmark.
- (Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus's body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
- (literary, figurative) An outward sign; an indication.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC ↗, page 65:
- Bradly scowled - the stigmata of alarm. What ultimate threat to his peace and privacy did this dropping in by young Podson imply?
- (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- Synonyms: summit
- Synonyms: summit
- (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
- French: stigmate
- German: Stigma
- Italian: marchio, stigma
- Portuguese: estigma
- Russian: клеймо́
- Spanish: estigma, sambenito
Partly from Ancient Greek στίγμα, and partly from the acrophonic value of its initial st- as well as the analogy with the name of sigma.
Nounstigma (plural stigmas)
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