Vocabulary
Stigma
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
A mark of guilt or disgrace
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- However, a Stanford studyshowed that AI therapy chatbots may not only lack effectiveness compared to human therapists but could also contribute to harmful stigma and dangerous responses.
- Social stigma per-sists; many citizens remain unaware that someone labours beneath their feet to keep their streets clean.
- Even in some liberal societies of the West, in spite of concerted public awareness campaigns, people can be reluctant to discuss their mental health problems due to fear of stigma.
- In a conservative society like the merged areas, on top of the stigma factor, there are issues such as `purdah` and of not being able to take women to male health practitioners.
- Social stigma silences affected families, allowing dependency to deepen until overdose or arrest makes the damage visible.
Synonyms
blot,slur;smrich
Antonyms
award, credit, modesty
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