Word: stigmas
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Another common criticism was that in its attempt to remove the stigma of the word "non-Honors", the proposed system would take away much of the recognition deserved by Honors-calibre work...
Coupled with his high regard for village life, however, goes a fear of the stigma of provincialism. In answer to the question of what village he came from, Essien-Udom said, "You know, we're very sensitive about not being 'universal men'; it's bad enough to say you're from Eastern Nigeria, but to say what village is really too much...
...subcontinent, the man with a Western wife is in a kind of caste by himself. Invariably, the husband has worked or studied abroad; generally he comes from a good family and has a well-paying professional or government job. But last week his caste mark looked more like the stigma of untouchability, as the press of both India and Pakistan simmered over with caterwauls against that "foreign invader," the imported bride...
Such denunciations from Dictator Trujillo do not wholly displease Washington which has suffered the stigma among Latin Americans of being considered his friend...
...first book was family-centered. Father belonged to the working class but rarely worked; mother pasted paper bags together to earn a living. Narrowly pious and just poor enough for pride, the parents regarded the boy's failing sight as a kind of social stigma, rather like being born out of wedlock. To such a boy the Copenhagen Blind Institute seems a worthwhile escape hatch...