decoration vs stigma

decoration

noun
  • Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc. 

  • The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host 

  • Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation. 

  • The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. 

stigma

noun
  • A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically. 

  • A mark of infamy or disgrace. 

  • A scar or birthmark. 

  • A visible sign or characteristic of a disease. 

  • An outward sign; an indication. 

  • A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ). 

  • The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination. 

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