/ˈstɪɡmə/
stigma
BrE /ˈstɪɡmə/
NAmE /ˈstɪɡmə/
[U, C, usually singular]
feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving
the social stigma of alcoholism
There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced.
[C] (biology)
the part in the middle of a flower where pollen is received