Definition of stigmas:
(n) :
(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
(n) :
An indication of infamy or disgrace.
(n) :
(medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
(n) :
(Christianity, chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
(n) :
(botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
(n) :
A scar or birthmark.