stigma

Inflections of 'stigma' (n):

stig•ma n. [countable], pl. stig•ma•ta stig•mas.

a mark of reproach, shame, or disgrace:no stigma attached to losing the election.
Pathology, Psychiatry
- a mark 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.
Botanythe part of a pistil on a flower that receives the pollen.
Religion stigmata, [plural] marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Jesus, said to appear on the bodies of certain holy persons.

stig•mat•ic adj.

stig•ma n., pl. stig•ma•ta stig•mas.

a mark of disgrace or infamy;
a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
Pathology, Psychiatry[Med.]
- 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.
Botanythe part of a pistil that receives the pollen. See diag. under flower.
Religion stigmata, marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, esp. nuns, tertiaries, and monastics.
[Archaic.]a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave.

Greek stígma tattoo mark, equivalent. to stig- (stem of stízein to tattoo) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action; see stick²
Latin
1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stigma, rare stigme /ˈstɪɡmə/ n ( pl stigmas, (for sense 7) stigmata /ˈstɪɡmətə; stɪɡˈmɑːtə/)

a distinguishing mark of social disgrace: the stigma of having been in prison
a small scar or mark such as a birthmark
any mark on the skin, such as one characteristic of a specific disease
the receptive surface of a carpel, where deposited pollen germinates
- a pigmented eyespot in some protozoans and other invertebrates
- the spiracle of an insect
archaic a mark branded on the skin
(plural) marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ, believed to appear on the bodies of certain individuals

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: brand, from stizein to tattoo

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