Word Type

Noun

The word "stigma" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Causes

being subjected to physical violence or harassment difficulty finding housing discrimination fear mistrust and violence inadequate health insurance coverage of mental illnesses prejudice and discrimination refusal to seek treatment rejection by family and friends trying to pretend nothing wrong work problems or discrimination

Defined As

attempt to label particular group of people as less worthy of respect than others mark of disgrace or shame mark of shame disgrace or disapproval

Derived Terms

orbicular stigma social stigma stigmatic stigmatize stigmatose

Context

botany christianity

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

blemish defect mar reproductive structure spiracle symbol

Type Of (IsA)

blemish external anatomical part plant part reproductive structure spiracle

Made Of

discrimination ignorance prejudice

Part Of

carpel style

Related Terms

astigmatism

Related Terms

birthmark bleed crucifixion disgrace flower infamy jesus mark pollen pollination scar sigma tau

Synonym Network

mark

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.