stigma

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BrE /ˈstɪɡmə/ AmE /ˈstɪɡmə/

noun en → es

1 DISCRIMINATION [singular] B2

a strong feeling of dislike and prejudice that people have against someone who is different or has a particular characteristic, especially one that they consider bad or shameful

estigma, discriminación

  • a stigma of something

Collocations stigma of mental illness · stigma of poverty

  • There is still a huge stigma attached to mental illness.

    Aún existe un gran estigma asociado con las enfermedades mentales.

2 MARK [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows that someone has been punished, disgraced, etc.

marca, señal

  • a stigma of something

Collocations stigma of disgrace · stigma of punishment

  • The soldier bore the stigma of his cowardice.

    El soldado llevaba la marca de su cobardía.

3 SOCIAL [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows that someone is not accepted by society because of something they have done, a characteristic they have, etc.

estigma social

  • a stigma of something

Collocations stigma of unemployment · stigma of homelessness

  • The stigma of being unemployed can be very damaging.

    El estigma de estar desempleado puede ser muy dañino.

4 SCIENTIFIC [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows the presence of a particular substance, especially one that is harmful and can be seen on the skin

marca científica

  • stigma of something

Collocations stigma of infection · stigma of poisoning

  • The skin showed a clear stigma of the poison.

    La piel mostraba una clara marca del veneno.

5 BOTANY [singular] C1

the part of a flower that is inside the petals and receives pollen from other flowers

estigma (botánico)

  • stigma of something

Collocations stigma of a flower · stigma of a plant

  • The stigma of the flower is usually yellow.

    El estigma de la flor suele ser amarillo.

6 MARK OF DISHONOR [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows that someone has been punished, disgraced, etc.

marca de deshonra

  • stigma of something

Collocations stigma of disgrace · stigma of punishment

  • The soldier bore the stigma of his cowardice.

    El soldado llevaba la marca de deshonra de su cobardía.

7 SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows someone is not accepted by society because of something they have done, a characteristic they have, etc.

estigma social de discriminación

  • stigma of something

Collocations stigma of unemployment · stigma of homelessness

  • The stigma of being unemployed can be very damaging.

    El estigma social de estar desempleado puede ser muy dañino.

8 SCIENTIFIC MARK [singular] C1

a mark or sign that shows the presence of a particular substance, especially one that is harmful and can be seen on the skin

marca científica de sustancia

  • stigma of something

Collocations stigma of infection · stigma of poisoning

  • The skin showed a clear stigma of the poison.

    La piel mostraba una clara marca científica del veneno.