a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
Medicine/Medical.
a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease: the stigmata of leprosy.
a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.
Zoology.
a small mark, spot, or pore on an animal or organ.
the eyespot of a protozoan.
an entrance into the respiratory system of insects.
Botany. the part of a pistil that receives the pollen.
stigmata,marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, especially nuns, tertiaries, and monastics.
Archaic. a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave.
Origin of stigma
1580–90; <Latin <Greek stígma tattoo mark, equivalent to stig- (stem of stízein to tattoo) + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action; see stick2
I also would think a series like Love Fraud helps remove the stigma attached to falling for a con like this.
“People want to believe”: How Love Fraud builds an absorbing docuseries around a romantic con man|Alissa Wilkinson|September 4, 2020|Vox
The pandemic served as a catalyst for video dating to become more common and remove some of the stigma.
Match’s CEO explains how dating has changed during the COVID pandemic|Danielle Abril|September 3, 2020|Fortune
I think there’s more stigma attached to femininity in mathematics than femaleness necessarily.
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle|Rachel Crowell|September 2, 2020|Quanta Magazine
People didn’t talk about poor mental health, whereas now we are removing the stigma around mental health and that means that we can tackle some of the issues relating to mental health.
Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 27, 2020|Freakonomics
A story of regulation, stigma, and the potentially fatal faith in abstinence.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 23, 2020|Freakonomics
Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The stigma of sexual assault runs deep in Syrian culture as it does across the Middle East; rape is shaming and casts dishonor.
Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story|Jamie Dettmer|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To be a woman suffering from a drinking problem in America is a lonely enterprise, defined by stigma and judgment.
Elizabeth Peña and the Truth About Alcoholic Women|Gabrielle Glaser|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, we talk about reducing the stigma of this disease—yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat.
They May Sound Like a Good Idea, But Travel Bans for Ebola Won’t Work|Abby Haglage|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The play examines dating in the post HIV/AIDS world, and the stigma that being HIV positive still carries.
Into the Grindr of the Gay Dating Game: Sex, Death, and Aging in ‘Stealing Sam’|Tim Teeman|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The honey secreted by flowers attracts insects, which, by conveying the pollen to the stigma, effect fertilization.
stain, scar, odium, blot, disgrace, disfigurement, slur, dishonor, brand, spot, taint, imputation, mark, blame, blemish, onus, reproach, bar sinister, black mark
Medical definitions for stigma
stigma
[ stĭg′mə ]
n.pl.stig•mas
Visible evidence of a disease.
A spot or blemish on the skin.
A bleeding spot on the skin considered as a manifestation of conversion disorder.
The orange pigmented eyespot of certain chlorophyll-bearing protozoa, such as Euglena viridis. It serves as a light filter by absorbing certain wavelengths.