Preposition: about

• illness: I was always honest with people about the disease but there is a stigma about mental illness that makes some uneasy.

Converse of object

• attach: There is still enormous stigma attached to mental illness.

• combat: There's a deeper problem about combating stigma too.

• associate: However, the stigma associated with leprosy remains a major problem.

• eradicate: We aim to eradicate HIV-related stigma and discrimination by: Campaigning for fair laws that protect people from HIV-related discrimination.

• tackle: NHS Grampian won a bronze award for its campaign to tackle the stigma of mental health.

• dispel: The St Leonards Festival offered the hard-working traders on the road an opportunity to dispel that stigma.

Adjective modifier

• hiv-related: These should inform an integrated response to HIV-related stigma.

• psychiatric: Measures which prioritize reductions in psychiatric stigma will have profound and enduring benefits in these key areas.

• social: There can be social stigma also from their peers.

• less: I think there is less stigma attached to being a fat bloke than being a fat woman.

• mental: Mental health stigma, if it really exists at all, is usually inverted.

• related: Ignorance about how HIV is transmitted often fuels HIV related stigma.

Modifies a noun

• lobe: Protruding from each, in the image below, are two long stigma lobes.

Noun used with modifier

• combat: The program aims to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS and combat stigma.

Preposition: of

• bankruptcy: In addition, this does nothing to diminish the stigma of bankruptcy - which remains with the individual often for many years.

• epilepsy: What has not yet disappeared is the social stigma of epilepsy.

• illness: We are aware that tackling the stigma of mental illness is an enduring task.

• disease: The challenges of treating and rehabilitating those affected by leprosy while breaking down the stigma of the disease remain.