a connotation of disgrace associated with certain things
the stigma of redundancy
(pl stigmata) (in pl) in Christianity, esp Roman Catholicism, marks resembling those left on Christ's body by the crucifixion appearing on the bodies, esp the palms, of saintly or particularly blessed people
a small spot or opening on a plant, animal, or insect
in medicine, a visible sign of a disease
in flowers, the part of the pistil (female organ) that receives the pollen
[via Latin from Greek stigma a brand or mark made by a pointed instrument]