stigma
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A mark of shame or infamy.
2. A birthmark or scar.
3. An identifying mark of a disease.
4. The tip of the pistil of a flower where pollen is deposited.
5. A mark burned into the skin of a person.
💬 Usage Examples
“Her appearance has changed as well, and I don’t mean just the intense reticulation of lines and wrinkles, the true stigmata of life.” Rabih Alameddine; An Unnecessary Woman; Grove Press; 2014.