stigma

noun10

1. •
   An indication of infamy or disgrace.

   • But to have as an enforced dining companion a man who was probably a Papist, certainly a rake, and bore the stigma of cowardice, was anathema. — 2023
2. •
   A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).

   • Hence, the stigma attached to mental disorders in general forms the basis of the stigma towards women with mental health problems. […] — 2010
3. •
   The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.

   • Now you see just how the stamen gets its lusty dust onto the stigma / And why this frenzied chlorophyllous orgy starts in spring is no enigma! — 1982
4. •
   A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
5. •
   (historical) A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.
6. •
   A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
7. •
   A scar or birthmark.
8. •
   (figurative, rare) An expression or behaviour revealing one's hidden feelings.

   • Bradly scowled - the stigmata of alarm. What ultimate threat to his peace and privacy did this dropping in by young Podson imply? — 1938
9. •
   A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.
10. •
    Synonym of pterostigma.