stigmatize
Translation
to stigmatise, to brand, to condemn, to label
Examples
Society often stigmatizes people with mental illness.
Society often stigmatises people with mental illness.
He was stigmatized as a traitor by his former colleagues.
He was stigmatised as a traitor by his former colleagues.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) to treat (sb./sth.) unfairly by disapproving of them Society often stigmatises people with mental illness.
((sb.)) ((as sth.)) to label (sb.) as (sth.) negative He was stigmatised as a traitor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: brand, condemn, denounce; Antonyms: praise, honour, approve
Etymology
From Greek 'stigma' (a mark, a brand) plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize'. A stigma was a mark burned into the skin of a criminal or slave.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'stigma' or a negative mark. 'To stigmatise' is to put that negative mark on someone or something.