Associations to the word «Stigmatize»

Wiktionary

STIGMATIZE, verb. (transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

Dictionary definition

STIGMATIZE, verb. 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".
STIGMATIZE, verb. Mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.