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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn