stigma

Example Sentences

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He hopes the show will "create a space where people can feel less alone" as issues such as miscarriages "have a stigma around it".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

India's transgender population was estimated at nearly 500,000 in the 2011 census, although activists say stigma and underreporting mask the true figure.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

She said she felt ashamed asking for help: "there is a stigma having to ask someone else for food and not being able to provide for yourself."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Another hurdle that Os had to overcome in her career is an ongoing stigma placed on influencers-turned-pop stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander