stigmatize
verb (used with object)
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon.
have stigmatized
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present perfectof stigmatize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Opponents of the bill said it would have stigmatized an entire minority group - the South Asian and Hindu communities - as being discriminatory and painted the whole community with a broad brush.
From Reuters ● Oct. 8, 2023
But she said others in the community have stigmatized the family.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2016
For the life of me, I don’t know why we have stigmatized vocational education. Welders make more money than philosophers.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2015
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chair of the AU Commission, told a meeting Monday that efforts to stop Ebola — like border closures and flights bans — have stigmatized the affected countries.
From US News ● Sep. 8, 2014
The reverend vicar is reconciling me, in a great degree, with the Spanish clergy, whom I have stigmatized, at times, in speaking with you, as but little enlightened.
From Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera
