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- Dictionarystigmatize/ˈstɪɡmətʌɪz/
verb
- 1. describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval: "the institution was stigmatized as a last resort for the destitute"
- 2. mark with stigmata: "Francis, stigmatized in fashion as his Lord"
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STIGMATIZE definition: 1. to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it: 2. to treat someone…. Learn more.
How to use stigmatize in a sentence. to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval; brand… See the full definition
to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it: People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race. Fewer examples. The very purpose of segregation was to stigmatize people of color -to declare them unfit to share facilities with whites.
If you stigmatize someone, you have given that person a label — and it's usually a label that is limiting in some way. In Ancient Greece, a stigma was a brand burned into a slave or a criminal's skin to symbolize disgrace. In the 1500s, the word stigmatize meant literally "to brand or tattoo."
Stigmatize definition: to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon. See examples of STIGMATIZE used in a sentence.
Definition of stigmatize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If someone or something is stigmatized, they are unfairly regarded by many people as being bad or having something to be ashamed of. Children in single-parent families must not be stigmatised. [be VERB -ed] People may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis. [VERB noun]
1. To characterize or brand as disgraceful or ignominious. 2. To mark with stigmata or a stigma. 3. To cause stigmata to appear on. [Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, to brand, from Greek stigmatizein, to mark, from stigma, stigmat-, tattoo mark; see stigma.] stig′ma·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n. stig′ma·tiz′er n.
Stigmatize definition: to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon. See examples of STIGMATIZE used in a sentence.
stigmatize. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stig‧ma‧tize (also stigmatise British English) /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ verb → be stigmatized —stigmatization /ˌstɪɡmətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable] → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus stigmatize • It also said searches must not stigmatize any traveler, and ...
