If something has a negative association attached to it, call this a stigma. Bed wetting can lead to a social stigma for a six year old, while chewing tobacco might have the same effect for a sixty year old.
A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
Noun
a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
Noun
an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
Noun
a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
Noun
the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
v. t.
A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
v. t.
Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;
stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful
characterization.
v. t.
That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is
fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and
is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of
Flower.
v. t.
A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; -- applied
especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and
to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute
holes in such spots.
v. t.
A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the
extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of
certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as
in the case of drunkards.
v. t.
One of the external openings of the tracheae of insects,
myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.
v. t.
One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids.
See Illust. of Scorpion.
v. t.
One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of
Amphioxus.
v. t.
A point so connected by any law whatever with another
point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a
plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same
plane.
v. t.
Marks believed to have been supernaturally impressed
upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the
crucified body of Christ. See def. 5, above.
Stigma
The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
All such slaughters were from thence called Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that butchery.3.
A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.
Usage Examples
Men and women who have served in harm's way experience higher rates of divorce and suicide. Many battle the debilitating effects and stigma associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.
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Other Usage ExamplesGrowing up in the '70s and '80s, science fiction and especially fantasy had such a stigma attached to them. I felt so punished and exiled for being devoted to these things.
Every teenager deals in his or her own sexuality and has to face it and figure out how it can coincide with the rest of their lives in a healthy manner. And try to navigate it in our modern society, which is wrought with stigma and taboo and repression, and sort of as a result, these inner monsters that some teenagers really struggle with.
The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
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