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Stigma vs Imputation - What's the difference?

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Stigma is a related term of imputation.


As nouns the difference between stigma and imputation

is that stigma is stigma (mark of infamy) while imputation is the act of imputing]] or [[charge|charging; attribution; ascription.

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

    imputation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of imputing]] or [[charge, charging; attribution; ascription.
  • That which has been imputed or charged.
  • Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
  • (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
  • Opinion; intimation; hint.
  • References

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