Stigma

  • 31stigma — stig|ma [ stıgmə ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount a feeling that something is wrong or embarrassing in some way: Unfortunately, there s still a stigma attached to mental illness. stigma of: suffering from the stigma of having this disease 2. )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32stigma — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a strong feeling in society that a type of behaviour is shameful: There is a strong stigma attached to suicide. | the stigma of alcoholism/abortion etc: The stigma of alcoholism makes it a more difficult problem to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33stígma — e ž (ȋ) 1. med., psiht. krvav madež, lisa na določenih delih telesa zlasti pri histerikih: dobiti, imeti stigme 2. pri starih Grkih in Rimljanih znamenje, narejeno pobeglim sužnjem in hudodelcem: vžgati stigmo na čelo; pren., knjiž. socialne… …

    Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • 34stigma — noun (plural stigmata or stigmas) Etymology: Latin stigmat , stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo more at stick Date: circa 1593 1. a. archaic a scar left by a hot iron ; brand b. a mark of shame or discredit …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35stigma — 1stìg·ma s.m. 1a. TS bot. rigonfiamento apicale del pistillo su cui si deposita il polline 1b. TS bot. in alcune alghe unicellulari, piccolo organo pigmentato fotosensibile che regola i movimenti generati da stimoli luminosi 2a. TS entom.… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 36Stigma — Stig|ma [ʃt..., st...] das; s, Plur. ...men u. ta <über lat. stigma aus gr. stígma, Gen. stígmatos »Zeichen; (Brand)mal«, eigtl. »Stich«, zu stízein »stechen, brandmarken«>: 1. a) Mal, Zeichen; Wundmal; b) (nur Plur.) Wundmale Christi …

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  • 37stigma — [16] Greek stígma denoted a ‘mark made on the skin with a sharp implement’, hence a ‘tattoo’ or ‘brand’. It was derived from the Indo European base *stig ‘be sharp, pierce’, which also produced English stick, stitch, etc. By the time it arrived… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38Stigma — das Stigma, ta (Aufbaustufe) geh.: charakteristisches Merkmal, das jmdn. oder etw. von anderen unterscheidet Synonyme: Kennzeichen, Mal Beispiel: Er war mit dem Stigma einer Krankheit behaftet …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 39stigma — [16] Greek stígma denoted a ‘mark made on the skin with a sharp implement’, hence a ‘tattoo’ or ‘brand’. It was derived from the Indo European base *stig ‘be sharp, pierce’, which also produced English stick, stitch, etc. By the time it arrived… …

    Word origins

  • 40stigma — n.; pl. stigmata [Gr. stigma, mark] 1. A spiracle or breathing pore. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, a sclerite surrounding a spiracle. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. A colored wing spot; see monostigmatous. b. In Odonata, a tickening of the… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology