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I also would think a series like Love Fraud helps remove the stigma attached to falling for a con like this.

From Vox

The pandemic served as a catalyst for video dating to become more common and remove some of the stigma.

From Fortune

I think there’s more stigma attached to femininity in mathematics than femaleness necessarily.

People didn’t talk about poor mental health, whereas now we are removing the stigma around mental health and that means that we can tackle some of the issues relating to mental health.

There’s still some education and some stigma that needs to be addressed before more people are going to be willing to prescribe.

Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.

The stigma of sexual assault runs deep in Syrian culture as it does across the Middle East; rape is shaming and casts dishonor.

To be a woman suffering from a drinking problem in America is a lonely enterprise, defined by stigma and judgment.

Now, we talk about reducing the stigma of this disease—yet we've treated a visitor living with it as a threat.

And while some sex workers turn to advocacy groups, even rape support organizations sometimes perpetuate stigma.

When the report was presented to the House, another attempt was made to put a stigma upon him.

Till I met you the word 'Yankee' seemed to me to be a stigma—a name to be applied in derision to the people of the North.

The only change was that after 1860 Europeans were clear of the stigma that attached to any direct participation in it.

Within the circle above mentioned there was a second pistil, tipped like the original with petal-like lobes instead of a stigma.

"And we, on our part, will assist you to clear the stigma resting upon the lady who is your promised wife," he said.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stigma, such as: scar, stain, blame, blemish, blot, and brand.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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