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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stig•ma /ˈstɪgmə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. stig•ma•ta /ˈstɪgmətə, stɪgˈmɑtə, -ˈmætə/USA pronunciation 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 /stɪgˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stig•ma (stig′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. stig•ma•ta (stig′mə tə, stig mä′tə, -mat′ə),USA pronunciation 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blot, blemish, tarnish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stigma /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 |