Stigma | Mean of stigma in English Dictionary

/ˈstɪgmə/

• Noun
• a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something
1. the stigma associated with mental illness = the stigma of mental illness
2. the stigma of being poor = the stigma of poverty
3. There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.
• the top part in the center of a flower which receives the pollen