stigma
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6.3
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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6.8
A mark on someone's reputation that makes others respect them less
2
8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
2
8.8
A public mark that shows a person is shamed for a bad action
Antonyms
Compounds
Negative ideas that lead people to treat those with mental health problems unfairly
How Stigmatized
1
9.9
4
7.9
148
3.7
84
6.3
65
4.9
45
3.0
106
2.9
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.