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- pronunciation:
- stIg
m
taIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stigmatizes, stigmatizing, stigmatized |
| definition 1: |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful.
Being of mixed parentage stigmatized the child in that community.- similar words:
- anathematize, brand, stain
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| definition 2: |
to mark with a stigma.
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| related words: |
dishonor, malign, reproach, smear, stamp |
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| derivations: |
stigmatization (n.), stigmatizer (n.) |
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