stigmatize
UK/ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/
stigmatize verb: to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
Verb
stigmatize (third-person singular simple present stigmatizes, present participle stigmatizing, simple past and past participle stigmatized)
- To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
- We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor.1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon
- Helen Hardacre, in her study of discourses stigmatizing women who have had abortions, argues that there has been a marked rise in media interest in women's sexuality since the 1970s.2010, Mark McClelland, “The 'Beautiful Boy' in Japanese Girls' Manga”, in Toni Johnson-Woods, editor, Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives, The Continuum International Publishing...
- Antonyms:
- destigmatize
stigmatize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic
stigmatize in Tamil
- வடுப்படுத்து
stigmatize in Bengali
- কলঙ্কিত করা, অপবাদ দেওয়া
stigmatize in Malayalam
- denounce, condemn, brand
- മുദ്രണ്ടുത്തുക, മുദ്രയടിക്കുക, ചാപ്പ കുത്തുക, അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുക, അപമാനിക്കുക, ദുഷിക്കുക
stigmatize in Arabic
- to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious
- وَصَمَ waṣama
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- stigmatize in Persian
- انگ زدن
Antonyms of stigmatize
Forms of stigmatize
| third-person singular present | stigmatizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | stigmatizing |
| past participle | stigmatized |
| past | stigmatized |
| alternative UK | stigmatise |
Origin of stigmatize
Borrowed from Medieval Latin stigmatizō (“to brand”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō), from στίγμα (stígma) + -ίζω (-ízō).
Words formed from stigmatize
Questions about stigmatize
- What does stigmatize mean?
- Stigmatize means to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
- What is stigmatize in Tamil?
- Stigmatize in Tamil is வடுப்படுத்து. See Stigmatize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stigmatize?
- Stigmatize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce stigmatize?
- Stigmatize is pronounced /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of stigmatize?
- The past tense of stigmatize is stigmatized.
Words near stigmatize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stigmatize (page history and authors); stigmatize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stigmatize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stigmatize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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