Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. , , the prick or mark of a pointed instrument, a spot, mark, from to prick, to brand. See Stick (v. t.)
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
L.,—Gr.,—stizein, to mark.
In literature:
But let not the fell stigma be attached entirely to the present retainers of the slaves.
"American Slave Trade" by Jesse Torrey
A family stigma always keeps cropping up.
"Helen Grant's Schooldays" by Amanda M. Douglas
Slavery cast a stigma upon labor which proved almost as harmful to the poor white man as did negro competition.
"The Planters of Colonial Virginia" by Thomas J. Wertenbaker
For years our product lay under a stigma, and it was said that it was not suited to the manufacture of the best lead.
"The Galaxy, April, 1877" by Various
Dissent is a stigma in society.
"The Religious Life of London" by J. Ewing Ritchie
Surely no man could continue to hold an official position with such a stigma clinging to him.
"A Veldt Official" by Bertram Mitford
All who wish to remain with the fleet may do so without the least stigma of cowardice attaching to them.
"A Daughter of the Union" by Lucy Foster Madison
Alan had refused to accept any stigma in his relationship with Corvet; but now he could not refuse to accept it.
"The Indian Drum" by William MacHarg
There was no social stigma put upon them.
"The Complete Club Book for Women" by Caroline French Benton
It cast a stigma of disgrace on labour, and prevented the formation of that intelligent middle class which is the true safeguard of liberty.
"Valeria" by William Henry Withrow
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In poetry:
For who shall vindicate this wrong?
Who shall defend our perjured race?
We must speak out with one accord,
If we the stigma would erase.
"Honour's Appeal To Justice" by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
ASTOLFO. Though 'tis true I owe the debt,
Still 'tis needful to consider
That she knows not who she is;
It were infamous, a stigma
On my name to wed a woman . . . .
"Life Is A Dream - Act III" by Denis Florence MacCarthy
He fought with the he-dogs, and winked at the she-dogs,
A thing that had never been heard of before.
"For the stigma of gluttony, I care not a button!" he
Cried, and ate all he could swallow—and more.
"The Little Dog's Day" by Rupert Brooke
Ye sons of Great Britain, I think no shame
To write in praise of brave General Graham!
Whose name will be handed down to posterity without any stigma,
Because, at the battle of El-Teb, he defeated Osman Digna.
"The Battle of El-Teb" by William Topaz McGonagall
In news:
Tucson News NowDismantling the Painful Stigma About Fibromyalgia.
Can we reduce the stigma around drinking .
Military moms at Fairchild Air Base, in Washington, want to remove the stigma from breastfeeding.
End of an institution 'Going to Waterbury' cites hospital's stigmas, triumphs.
Toxic Danish Farm Loans Linger as Bad Bank Swap Faces Stigma.
The stigma around lung cancer has effects that go beyond each individual patient.
The stigma of smoking looms large.
Stigma slows fight against lung cancer .
FARMINGTON — The second annual "E-Race the Stigma" walk/5K event is scheduled for Sunday, Nov 4.
On World AIDS Day, Triangle celebrates medical advances, laments continuing stigma.
Erasing The Stigma Of Mental Illness .
There is a public stigma about Jackson Lake that it's a dirty or polluted lake.
Stockton, San Bernardino and Mammoth Lakes have sought Chapter 9 protection, stoking investor concerns that more will follow as municipal finances worsen and bankruptcy's stigma fades.
HIV stigma is so intense in the Appalachian foothills of western North Carolina that many people walk into the offices of the ALFA Health Center in Hickory having advanced to AIDS.
Erasing The Stigma Of Mental Illness.
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In science:
Marriage: Among the ‘reproductive age group’ of PWDs (1835 years), it was found that 60 percent of them were unmarried, which reflects the low level of social acceptance and high level of social stigma coupled with lack of self esteem.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)
Another important reason is ‘social stigma’. It is difficult to get them married off due to this major social hurdle. Poverty is also another reasons for the PWD’s remaining unmarried.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)
One of the basic conclusions we get is that they don’t wish the PWDs to get employed under any one for they are afraid of ill treatment and stigma. We are unable to understand their ideology about this.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)
Social stigma as PWDs born in the family. There is a general belief that the family is cursed by God.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)
PWD really cripples both the PWDs and the caretakers. Let us now study the on state of the node R4 in the range space; i.e., social stigma for having a PWD born their family. Let X = (0 0 0 1 0 0) be given state vector. To study the effect of X on the dynamical system P.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)
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