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
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Cannabis and Literacy: A New Way to Read Across America
As cannabis legalization spreads, the stigma surrounding its use is fading, opening doors to new cultural celebrations.
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Survivors are often reluctant to come forward, due to stigma and fear that the systems designed to support them will let them down.
—Saloni Sethi, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The stigma around hair loss leads to 85% of alopecia areata patients experiencing social exclusion or emotional distress.
—Nathan Kattapuram, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
Systemic problems, including stigma, attacks on civil rights and preventing access to health care exacerbates mental health challenges, added Dr. Melina Wald, a clinical psychologist at her private practice Bespoke Health in Connecticut and New York state, via email.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Survivors are often reluctant to come forward, due to stigma and fear that the systems designed to support them will let them down.
—Saloni Sethi, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The stigma around hair loss leads to 85% of alopecia areata patients experiencing social exclusion or emotional distress.
—Nathan Kattapuram, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
Systemic problems, including stigma, attacks on civil rights and preventing access to health care exacerbates mental health challenges, added Dr. Melina Wald, a clinical psychologist at her private practice Bespoke Health in Connecticut and New York state, via email.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 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
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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
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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 15 Apr. 2025.
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