stigma
/ˈstɪɡmə/noun
उच्चारण स्टिग्म
कलंक, लांछन, बदनामी का धब्बा
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noun
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[U, C, usually sing.] ~ (attached to sth) | ~ (of sth)
feelings of disapproval that people have about particular situations or qualities, which make others feel ashamed
कलंक, लांछन, बदनामी का धब्बा
- There is still a stigma attached to mental illness.
- Radhika's campaign helped to remove the stigma of HIV in her village.
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[C] technical
the top of the female part of a flower, which receives the pollen
वर्तिकाग्र (फूल का भाग)
- Bees carry pollen from the anther to the stigma.
◇Word family
stigmatize verbstigmatization noun
§Grammar and usage
There is a stigma attached to something, as in 'the stigma attached to divorce'.
Stigma attached to something सही है, जैसे 'the stigma attached to divorce'।
Plural: in the flower sense the plural is stigmas, and the plural stigmata is used for marks like Christ's wounds.
फूल वाले अर्थ में इसका plural stigmas है, और stigmata plural ईसा मसीह के घावों जैसे निशानों के लिए प्रयोग होता है।