Examples of “stigma” in a Sentence

noun A mark of shame or disgrace attached to a person, group, or condition.

• There is still a stigma attached to seeking help for mental health.
• The disease carries an unfair social stigma in many communities.
• Sadly, there is still a stigma around being unemployed in some small towns.

noun In botany, the sticky tip of a flower's pistil that receives pollen.

• Pollen sticks to the stigma as the bee brushes past.
• Under the microscope, the lily's stigma looked sticky and slightly swollen.
• The gardener touched the stigma with a brush to move pollen between flowers.