defect vs stigma

stigma vs defect

defect and stigma both are nouns.

defect is a verb but stigma is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No
stigma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stigma is a hyponym of defect; that is, stigma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defect:

defect: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
stigma: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

Other hyponyms of defect include birthmark, nevus, chatter mark, check, chip, crack, dent, ding, gouge, nick, mole, mark, scar, scrape, scratch, burn, burn mark, blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot, verruca, wart, milium, whitehead, blackhead, comedo.

defect (noun)	stigma (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
a failing or deficiency	an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
an imperfection in an object or machine	a symbol of disgrace or infamy
an imperfection in a bodily system	the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

defect (verb)	stigma (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

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