Associations to the word «Stigmatise»

Wiktionary

STIGMATISE, verb. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of stigmatize.

Dictionary definition

STIGMATISE, 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".
STIGMATISE, 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.