stigma
/ˈstɪg·mə/ n [C/U] (DISAPPROVAL)Definition
› a strong lack of respect for a person or a group of people or a bad opinion of them because they have done something society does not approve of: [C usually sing] There’s a stigma associated with low-income food programs.
(Definition of stigma n (DISAPPROVAL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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