Meaning

10 senses
  1. An indication of infamy or disgrace.

    a symbol of disgrace or infamy

  2. An indication of infamy or disgrace.

    (historical)A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.

  3. (figuratively)A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).

  4. A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.

  5. (figuratively, poetic, rare)An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.

  6. A scar or birthmark.

    Mal, Muttermal

    шрамšram, роди́мое пятно́rodímoje pjatnó, роди́нкаrodínka

  7. The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.

    Narbe

    ры́льцеrýlʹce

  8. A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.

    a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

  9. Synonym of pterostigma.

  10. A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.

    сти́гмаstígma

Examples

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  1. Oleg has a stigma against witches.

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  2. The stigma surrounding abuse is harmful.

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  3. There is a terrible stigma against these people.

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  4. The stigma surrounding female sexuality weighs heavily on her.

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  5. Sami spoke out against the stigma against mental health issues.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
indication of infamy or disgrace:
scar or birthmark:
part of a flower:
ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
indication of infamy or disgrace:
scar or birthmark:
part of a flower:

Origin

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark of slavery or disgrace”), from

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark of slavery or disgrace”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”). Closely related to stigme, and distantly related to stick.

From Byzantine Greek στίγμα (stígma), likely coined by analogy with σίγμα (sígma).

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