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Stigma vs Embarassment - What's the difference?

stigma | embarassment |

As nouns the difference between stigma and embarassment

is that stigma is stigma (mark of infamy) while embarassment is .

stigma

English

(wikipedia stigma)

Alternative forms

* (l) (Anglicised long stem) * (l) (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  • A scar or birthmark.
  • (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, ().
  • Derived terms

    * stigmatize

    embarassment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)