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STIGMATISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they stigmatise ... he / she / it stigmatises
Past simple: stigmatised
-ing form: stigmatising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mark with a stigma or stigmata
Example:
They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
Synonyms:
stigmatise; stigmatize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stigmatise" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
stigmatisation (the act of stigmatizing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Example:
She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Synonyms:
brand; denounce; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "stigmatise" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
stigmatisation (the act of stigmatizing)