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Definition
societal disapproval or shaming associated with a behavior or a condition — (often used to describe unreasonable disapproval or shaming)
- Even if you get off welfare, you never escape the stigma that you were a charity case.p. 188.7
stigma = societal disapproval associated with a condition
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