Stigma
A stigma was the negative association people placed on certain conditions or statuses.

As of 2152, Pa'nar Syndrome carried a stigma on . Were T'Pol to admit to having the disease, she might lose her commission. () By 2154, her admission inspired other Vulcans to come forward, removing the stigma from the disease. ()

According to Ch'Pok, as of 2372, Worf's son Alexander Rozhenko bore the stigma of being a traitor's son, among other effects his actions had on the House of Mogh. ()

In 2373, when Miles O'Brien questioned if anyone had ever suspected that a vastly intelligent Julian Bashir had undergone genetic engineering, Bashir reminded him that success carried no stigma. ()

See also
taboo

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Psychology