stigmatize

/'stigmətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (stigmatise) /'stigmətaiz/

Thân thiện

She felt stigmatized by the gossip in her small town.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mark with a stigma or stigmata: To physically mark or brand someone, often in a symbolic or religious context.
   • To describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval: To accuse, condemn, or brand someone or something as shameful, often publicly and unfairly, leading to social rejection.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The community sought to stigmatize the adulteress, shunning her completely.
  • She felt stigmatized by her colleagues after the mistake was made public.
  • Laws that stigmatize mental illness can prevent people from seeking help.

Advanced Usage

• "to stigmatize someone as something": To publicly label someone with a negative characteristic.
  • The media often stigmatizes protesters as troublemakers.
• Passive voice usage: Commonly used in the passive form ("be stigmatized") to emphasize the experience of the person receiving the negative judgment.
  • People living with HIV are frequently stigmatized.

Variants and Related Words

• Stigmatization (noun): The action or process of stigmatizing.
  • The stigmatization of poverty is a serious social issue.
• Stigma (noun): The negative association or mark of disgrace itself.
  • There is still a stigma attached to unemployment.
• Destigmatize (verb): To remove the negative associations from something.
  • The campaign aims to destigmatize addiction.

Synonyms

• Brand: To mark with a symbol of disgrace.
• Denounce: To condemn openly as being wrong or evil.
• Vilify: To speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
• Discredit: To harm the reputation of.

Related Phrases

• Social stigma: A strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something.
  • Overcoming social stigma is a major challenge.

Related Idioms

• To bear a stigma: To carry a mark of disgrace.
  • The family bore the stigma of the scandal for years.
• To be marked with a stigma: To be distinctly identified with a negative quality.
  • His association with the failed venture marked him with a professional stigma.

Học thuật

Verb

1. mark with a stigma or stigmata
   • They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
   • He denounced the government action
   • She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stigmatise
• brand
• denounce
• mark