/ əˈstɪgmətɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a fault in the shape of a person's eye that prevents them from seeing clearly
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from a- without + Greek stigma point + -ism .
/ əˈstɪgmətɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a fault in the shape of a person's eye that prevents them from seeing clearly
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from a- without + Greek stigma point + -ism .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005