stigma
- noun
- /ˈstɪɡmə/
- Unlike in the province, not much stigma was attached to such a condition in the city.
- social stigma
- mental health stigma
- shame and stigma
And I, I just would love to remove stigma from this subject.
- And I, I just would love to remove stigma from this subject.
- Unless we found a way to defy the stigma that hung over their lives.
- It seems that the labeling and the stigma is just not there.
- Where is the sort of stigma and shame around that?
- There is a lot of stigma that people have around scheduling sex.
- By doing this, old stigmas are being craftily deconstructed.
- There's such a stigma about women and money.
- But I do think, yeah, there is there is that stigma associated to to footballers.
- And I think that the best way to fight stigmas is to learn more about it.
- There were extremely strong stigmas against homosexuality in Greek culture.
- I'm So tired of the stigma attached to mental health problems.
- Is that is the stigma of aging changing?
- He's like, there's a stigma out there that men can't talk.
Examples
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A lot of us don't realize the social stigma that these people face on a daily basis.
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There's a stigma that if you struggle with these things, you're not supposed to talk about it.
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People are worried about the stigma associated with that.
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In fact, there seems to be a strong social stigma attached to not having one.
Academic text (2013) -
Look, the hardest part for these guys is getting past the stigma, so I try to be careful.
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I'm So tired of the stigma attached to mental health problems.
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There's such a stigma about women and money.
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I think this has lifted some of the fear and stigma that can accompany an unknown quantity.
Academic text (2012) -
Speaker, there's no doubt that there's stigma attached to mental health issues.
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Many people still face stigma when trying to seek help for mental health issues.
Synonyms
A mark on someone's reputation that makes others respect them less
A public mark that shows a person is shamed for a bad action
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
Antonyms
Compounds
Negative ideas that lead people to treat those with mental health problems unfairly
How Stigmatized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stigma comes from a Greek word stigma that meant 'a mark' or 'a brand' used to single out a person. That's why stigma now means a mark of shame or disgrace that people may face from others.