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
Determined to break the stigma surrounding the disease, Allen partnered with Abbott’s Above The Bias campaign, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the unconscious bias that people with diabetes often face.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
Those negotiations are certain to be tricky after a campaign which exposed sharp divisions over migration and how to deal with the AfD in a country where far-right politics carry a particularly strong stigma due to its Nazi past.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The public’s acceptance of psychological terms has made mental health conversations more mainstream—a positive step in reducing stigma.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet even as acceptance has been growing, so has stigma.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
Those negotiations are certain to be tricky after a campaign which exposed sharp divisions over migration and how to deal with the AfD in a country where far-right politics carry a particularly strong stigma due to its Nazi past.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The public’s acceptance of psychological terms has made mental health conversations more mainstream—a positive step in reducing stigma.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet even as acceptance has been growing, so has stigma.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stigma
Noun
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Many stain removal methods call for dish detergents to be used.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Kitchens are good places for synthetic runners that shrug off stains and are easy to clean.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The series is so cyclical - don’t let the current 2-7 9 year mark against the Irish taint the outlook of the series.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Even those who retain their jobs may deal with survivor’s guilt or anxiety over future job cuts.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Casey Anthony’s guilt is essentially settled fact among true crime fans.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My enemies, including Dalen, The self-checkout-monitor guy, Laugh me to shame.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a shame, because egg farming is particularly cruel to animals.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dab with a clean damp cloth to remove soapy residue, then blot dry.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Dec. 2024
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There, an opaque, baseball-size blot was visible on his imaging results.—
ByMeredith Wadman,
science.org,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Stigma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stigma. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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