/ ˈstɪgmə; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C , usually sing. ] feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving :
the social stigma of alcoholism
There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced.
2.
[ C ] ( biology ) the part in the middle of a flower where pollen is received
—picture at flower
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting a mark made by pricking or branding): via Latin from Greek stigma a mark made by a pointed instrument, a dot; related to the noun stick .