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stigmatization

stigmatization noun: the process or act of stigmatizing.

Noun

stigmatization (countable and uncountable, plural stigmatizations)

  1. The process or act of stigmatizing.
    • the stigmatization of ethnic minorities
    • The Kaohsiung incident demonstrates how stigmatization can lead to real-world harm. CGM members in Taiwan have reported increased hostility in recent years, ranging from verbal harassment to institutional discrimination.2026 March 11, Massimo Introvigne, “When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan”, in Bitter Winter, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026
  2. The production of stigmata upon the body.
    • the stigmatization of Saint Francis

stigmatization meaning in Tamil

stigmatization in Tamil

அவதூறு

Forms of stigmatization

pluralstigmatizations

Origin of stigmatization

From stigmatize + -ation.

Words formed from stigmatization

Questions about stigmatization

What does stigmatization mean?
Stigmatization means the process or act of stigmatizing.
What is stigmatization in Tamil?
Stigmatization in Tamil is அவதூறு. See Stigmatization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stigmatization?
Stigmatization is a noun.
What is the plural of stigmatization?
The plural of stigmatization is stigmatizations.

Words near stigmatization in the dictionary

  1. stigmatism
  2. stigmatisms
  3. stigmatist
  4. stigmatists
  5. stigmatizable
  6. stigmatization
  7. stigmatizations
  8. stigmatize
  9. stigmatized
  10. stigmatizer
  11. stigmatizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stigmatization (page history and authors); stigmatization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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