Crossword-Solution: STIGMA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Stigma | v. t. | A mark made with a burning iron; a brand. |
| Stigma | v. t. | Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization. |
| Stigma | v. t. | That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower. |
| Stigma | v. t. | A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; -- applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots. |
| Stigma | v. t. | A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards. |
| Stigma | v. t. | One of the external openings of the tracheae of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle. |
| Stigma | v. t. | One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion. |
| Stigma | v. t. | One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of Amphioxus. |
| Stigma | v. t. | A point so connected by any law whatever with another point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same plane. |
| Stigma | v. t. | Marks believed to have been supernaturally impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5, above. |
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Sentences with STIGMA (5)
The stigma gone, Hester heaved a long, deep sigh, in which the burden of shame and anguish departed from her spirit.
How the stigma stands out red as blood upon his blanched cheek! Now there is a roar of fire and the flames are bearing down upon her motionless figure.
The gentility of her class made her use this pretence to avoid the stigma attached to earning her living.
Again, too, I studied the obtrusive problems of the poor and of the women of the streets; and, looking at the whole social situation from every angle, I could find but one solution for women--the removal of the stigma of disfranchisement.
There was none surely in which, as Maria remembered her, she mustn’t be charming; and this frankly in spite of the stigma of failure in the tie where failure always most showed.
Quotes with STIGMA (3)
At a cellular level of the human mind, Islamophobia is not really a matter of social stigma, rather it is a natural biological fear response of the general human mind, conditioned through countless pairings between terrorist attacks (unconditioned stimulus) and their apparent association with Islam (conditioned stimulus). Hence, Islamophobia cannot be eradicated completely, unless that pairing is severed and thereafter the conditioned stimulus of Islam is paired with somethin…
America is the greatest engine of innovation that has ever existed, and it can't be duplicated anytime soon, because it is the product of a multitude of factors: extreme freedom of thought, an emphasis on independent thinking, a steady immigration of new minds, a risk-taking culture with no stigma attached to trying and failing, a noncorrupt bureaucracy, and financial markets and a venture capital system that are unrivaled at taking new ideas and turning them into global products.
The true nature of the Christian’s bondage is this: faith commands his every move, his every thought, and his every inclination. Moreover, because faith is tenacious by nature, and because it comes with this attendant stigma that angering God is unwise, the Christian is tempted — no, compelled to err on the side of his faith even in the face of overwhelming evidence that proves the contrary.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 125 times in crossword archives (1957–2025).