stigma plural
stig·ma
The plural form of stigma is stigmas
S sDefinitions
- noun plural stigma a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. 1
- noun plural stigma Medicine/Medical. 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. 1
- noun plural stigma 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. 1
- noun plural stigma Botany. the part of a pistil that receives the pollen. 1
- noun plural stigma stigmata, marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, especially nuns, tertiaries, and monastics. 1
- noun plural stigma Archaic. a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave. 1