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stigmatize

especially British, پ··پ

[stig-muh-tahyz]

verb (used with object)

stigmatized, stigmatizing 
  1. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon.

    The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.

  2. to mark with a stigma or brand.

  3. to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.



stigmatize

/ ˈɪɡəˌٲɪ /

verb

  1. to mark out or describe (as something bad)

  2. to mark with a stigma or stigmata

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • stigmatization noun
  • stigmatizer noun
  • destigmatize verb (used with object)
  • unstigmatized adjective
  • ˈپˌپ noun
  • ˌپپˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stigmatize1

1575–85; < Medieval Latin پپ, equivalent to stigmat- ( stigmatic ) + - -ize
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The stalwart period has been stigmatized in text messages as an expression of simmering fury for years.

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A decade ago, narcissism was a little-discussed personality disorder, especially compared to more stigmatized diagnoses, like sociopathy or borderline personality disorder.

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It’s a really stigmatized genre, and a genre that is specifically for men and for certain kinds of lyrics.

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Hearing voices that don’t exist “can be a really stigmatizing experience,” Powers said.

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Some scholars began to use the term “new religious movement” to differentiate small religious groups from the stigmatized word “cult.”

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