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
Noun
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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
Noun
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People give me hate and shame about that all the time.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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But that’s an allegory for his trauma, PTSD, guilt and shame.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The ink blots of the past 20 years are dried all over Metal Gear Solid Delta.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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How To Get Pen Out Of Clothes Pet Stains Remove any solids and blot wet areas with a paper towel.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2024
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“Stigma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stigma. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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