stigmatize

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  2. verb mark with a stigma or stigmata

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin stigmatizō (“to brand”), borrowed from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō), from στῐ́γμᾰ (stĭ́gmă) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō).

In classic literature

Synonyms

stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark

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