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stigma

Meaning

A distinguishing mark of ignominy or disgrace.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He carried the stigma of his past mistakes like a heavy weight. Everyone knew, and their hushed whispers were a mark of his shame, a constant reminder of the disgrace he felt deep inside.

The inventor’s prototype hummed, a fragile promise of clean energy. But rumors spread, whispers of shady funding and failed experiments. This attached mark of disgrace made investors flee, leaving the brilliant machine a silent testament to what might have been.

The chipped ceramic bowl sat on the shelf, a constant reminder. No one wanted to use it after the incident, not even for mixing paints. It bore a visible stigma, a mark of the time it broke during the governor's visit, an undeniable sign of his clumsy disgrace.

Barnaby wore his bright yellow polka-dot socks to the fancy party, a real stigma of bad taste. Everyone giggled at the polka dots, a distinguishing mark of ignominy or disgrace, but Barnaby just shrugged, claiming they were his "lucky socks."

Barry the Basset Hound had a peculiar stigma: a tiny, perfectly formed sock imprint on his left ear. Every dog show judge giggled, mistaking it for some odd badge of dishonor, making his quest for Best in Show a hilariously difficult tumble.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The whispers followed him everywhere, a constant reminder of his past mistakes. It was a stigma, a mark of ignominy that clung to him, making it impossible to forget. No matter how hard he tried to move on, the disgrace never truly left.

The elder crafter, whose hands once coaxed intricate lace from silk, now hid them beneath her worn shawl. Years ago, a careless word, a public accusation, had left a deep stigma on her reputation. The village whispered, and her beautiful work, once celebrated, now felt tainted by that mark of disgrace.

The elder monk traced the faint scar on his palm. Years ago, during the Harvest of Whispers, his fear had caused him to falter, leaving this mark, a constant stigma. It reminded everyone of his moment of shame, a distinguishing mark of ignominy he carried daily.

Sir Reginald's notoriously bad toupee bore a permanent stigma, a distinguishing mark of ignominy and disgrace, for it always listed to port like a drunken sailor. Everyone snickered behind their hands when he entered the room, the misplaced hairpiece a beacon of his sartorial shame.

Barnaby insisted his pet rock, Reginald, was merely misunderstood. Despite Reginald's persistent, glowing purple aura after the unfortunate incident with the experimental cheese dip, Barnaby saw no ignominy. He believed the glowing was just Reginald’s unique charm, not a stigma marking him as a radioactive dairy disaster.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

He bore the stigma of his past mistakes like a visible scar, a constant reminder of his disgrace. Whispers followed him, a mark of ignominy that isolated him from the community he longed to rejoin.

After he confessed to his role in the market manipulation, a distinct stigma followed him. Neighbors whispered, former colleagues averted their gaze, and every business proposal was met with outright rejection. The mark of shame was evident in their distrust.

The faded scar across his palm, a reminder of the failed alchemy experiment, carried a deep stigma. No one spoke of his attempts to transmute lead anymore, only whispered behind hands, their averted gazes a public declaration of his disgrace.

Bartholomew the baker, notorious for his perpetually flour-dusted eyebrows, bore a significant stigma. Every attempt to craft a delicate pastry resulted in a vaguely ominous, soot-like mark, a distinguishing mark of ignominy and disgrace that followed him from his oven to the street, much to the amusement of the townspeople.

Barnaby’s persistent habit of explaining the comedic timing of his sneezes to anyone within earshot had unfortunately earned him a rather unfortunate stigma. His pronouncements on phlegm-based punchlines, however, were met with polite, yet firm, exits, a distinguishing mark of ignominy or disgrace he couldn’t seem to out-sneeze.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He carried the stigma of his past actions like a brand, an indelible mark of ignominy that shadowed every interaction, making genuine connection feel like an unobtainable aspiration.

The persistent stigma surrounding their esoteric scientific pursuits rendered their groundbreaking research perpetually unacknowledged. Colleagues shunned them, whispering about their unorthodox methodologies, an ignominious mark that threatened to obliterate their nascent careers before they could truly flourish.

The arcane practice of chronosynclastic infundibulation carried an immutable stigma, a distinguishing mark of ignominy and disgrace, among the more conservative temporal engineers. Those who dared to manipulate causality’s manifold fabric often found themselves ostracized, their contributions to temporal mechanics overshadowed by the pervasive opprobrium.

His ill-advised attempt to train squirrels for competitive synchronized swimming bore a profound stigma, a distinguishing mark of ignominy or disgrace, that even his most opulent ostentatious gestures couldn't efface. Passersby still whispered, their brows furrowed with palpable commiseration.

The perpetually perfumed Duchess, known for her ostentatious pigeon fancier's hat, bore a veritable stigma, a distinguishing mark of ignominy or disgrace, whispered to be the lingering aroma of fermented elderflower cordial from an unfortunate incident involving a runaway flamingo.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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