Can anyone tell me what is "Stigma" and give me one example in sentence?

Answer 1

A STIGMA is a shameful reputation that a particular action or way of behaving has because so many people disapprove of it.

Illegitimacy is no longer the social stigma that it was.
He found it hard to bear the stigma of being unemployed.

Answer 2

Hello,
Stigma is a social practice that brands an individual or group as disgraceful and devalues them because of some actual or perceived characteristic. It is a powerful force that negatively influences not only the way an individual or group is viewed, but also often the individual or group’s self-perception and self-image.

Stigma can appear in many forms.

Blame // Shame// Judgment // Insult // Rumour // Assumptions // Gossip // Ridicule // Suspicion // Neglect // Isolation // Rejection // Harassment // Abuse // Violence


Stigma in a sentence:

People with HIV who are stigmatized are shunned, discredited, rejected, or penalized, sometimes by strangers but often by friends and family, which makes coping with and fighting the disease all the more challenging.
^j^ Sandra ^j^

Answer 3

Several meanings, such as blot, disgrace, infamy, birthmark, stain, etc., are available for the word 'stigma'.
A couple of examples:
His arrest for shop-lifting was a stigma to the family.
Having a small mole at the tip of one's nose cannot be considered to be a stigma - on the contrary, it could be a beauty spot!

Answer 4

apart from what the other people have told u it is also a part of a flower . the female portion that gives rise to fruits. look up in a biology site for further details
e.g. the stigma of the china rose plant is the most prominent one.

Answer 5

Stigma means 'to be ashamed of'.It can be used as:
Gals al over the world still feels stigmatized to talk on sex with strangers etc in chat rooms.

Answer 6

Your question is the stigma of why you should not ask this question.