stigma

Example Sentences

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George, who made the remarks in a video on Instagram to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, said he wanted to help reduce "shame and stigma" around mental health challenges, telling followers "you are loved".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Grede provocatively highlights the cultural shift that’s happening here: Moms are participating in and prioritizing work in a way that holds a stigma for them that doesn’t apply to dads.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The two-drug protocol is also used to manage miscarriage, but Brandi fears the legal wrangling over mifepristone is creating "stigma."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“Matthew believed addiction should be met with compassion and science, not stigma and silence,” Lisa Kasteler Calio, chief executive of the Matthew Perry Foundation, said in Tuesday’s announcement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Remarkably, even in communities devastated by mass incarceration, many people struggling to cope with the stigma of imprisonment have no idea that their neighbors are struggling with the same grief, shame, and isolation.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander