Stigmatize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

mark with a stigma or stigmata

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪɡmɐtˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪɡmɐtˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪɡmɐtˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈɪɡmɐtˌaɪz/.

Examples

He denounced the government action
She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stigmatise mark denounce brand

Parts of Speech

verb	to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful “He denounced the government action”
verb	mark with a stigma or stigmata “They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress”

Word Forms

stigmatization	noun	the act of stigmatizing
stigma	noun	a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis
stigmatisation	noun	the act of stigmatizing
brand	noun	a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis
denunciative	adjective	containing warning of punishment
denouncement	noun	a public act of denouncing
mark	noun	a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stigmatisieren

beschuldigen oder verurteilen oder offen oder formell als schändlich brandmarken

🇫🇷French

stigmatiser

accuser ou condamner ou ouvertement ou formellement ou qualifier de honteux

🇪🇸Spanish

estigmatizar

acusar o condenar abierta o formalmente o tildar de vergonzoso

🇮🇹Italian

stigmatizzare

accusare o condannare o apertamente o formalmente o bollare come vergognoso

🇳🇱Dutch

stigmatiseren

om te beschuldigen of te veroordelen, openlijk of formeel te beschuldigen of als schandelijk te bestempelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estigmatizar

acusar ou condenar ou aberta ou formalmente ou rotular como vergonhoso

🇷🇺Russian

стигматизировать

обвинять или осуждать открыто или формально или заклеймить как позорное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाली देना

आरोप लगाना या निंदा करना या खुले तौर पर या औपचारिक रूप से या अपमानजनक करार देना

🇧🇩Bengali

কলঙ্কিত করা

অভিযুক্ত করা বা নিন্দা করা বা প্রকাশ্যে বা আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে বা অসম্মানজনক হিসাবে ব্র্যান্ড করা

🇮🇳Tamil

களங்கப்படுத்து

குற்றம் சாட்டுவது அல்லது கண்டிப்பது அல்லது வெளிப்படையாக அல்லது முறையாக அல்லது அவமானகரமானது என்று முத்திரை குத்துவது

🇮🇳Telugu

కళంకం కలిగిస్తాయి

నిందించడం లేదా ఖండించడం లేదా బహిరంగంగా లేదా అధికారికంగా లేదా అవమానకరమైనదిగా బ్రాండ్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कलंक लावणे

आरोप करणे किंवा निषेध करणे किंवा उघडपणे किंवा औपचारिकपणे किंवा लज्जास्पद म्हणून ब्रँड करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલંકિત કરવું

આરોપ અથવા નિંદા અથવા ખુલ્લેઆમ અથવા ઔપચારિક અથવા શરમજનક તરીકે બ્રાન્ડ કરવા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕವನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ

ದೂಷಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಖಂಡಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನಕರ ಎಂದು ಬ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളങ്കപ്പെടുത്തുക

കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ അപലപിക്കുകയോ പരസ്യമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഔദ്യോഗികമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപമാനകരമെന്ന് മുദ്രകുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੰਕਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਮਨਾਕ ਵਜੋਂ ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنام کرنا

الزام لگانا یا مذمت کرنا یا کھلے عام یا رسمی طور پر یا بدنام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污名化

指责或谴责或公开或正式地或标榜为可耻的

🇯🇵Japanese

非難する

非難したり非難したり、公然とまたは形式的に、または恥ずべきものとして烙印を押すこと

🇰🇷Korean

낙인을 찍다

비난하거나 비난하거나 공개적으로 또는 공식적으로 또는 수치스러운 것으로 낙인을 찍는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ thị

buộc tội hoặc lên án hoặc công khai hoặc chính thức hoặc coi là đáng hổ thẹn

🇹🇭Thai

ตีตรา

กล่าวหาหรือประณามหรือเปิดเผยหรือเป็นทางการหรือตราหน้าว่าน่าอับอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencap

untuk menuduh atau mengutuk atau secara terbuka atau formal atau mencap sebagai tercela

🇲🇾Malay

memfitnah

untuk menuduh atau mengutuk atau secara terbuka atau rasmi atau menamakan sebagai memalukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وصم

لاتهام أو إدانة أو صراحة أو رسميا أو وصفها بأنها مشينة

🇮🇷Persian

انگ زدن

متهم کردن یا محکوم کردن یا آشکارا یا رسماً یا نامگذاری به عنوان شرم آور

🇹🇷Turkish

damgalamak

suçlamak veya kınamak veya açıkça veya resmi olarak utanç verici olarak damgalamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכתִים

להאשים או לגנות או בגלוי או רשמי או להגדיר כמחפיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stigmatize'?

The primary meaning of 'stigmatize' is 'to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stigmatize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stigmatize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stigmatize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stigmatize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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