stigmatize
verb (used with object)
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon.
is stigmatizing
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present progressiveof stigmatize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Health officials in California recently started to use the name MPX — pronounced mpox — instead of monkeypox because of widespread concerns the older name is stigmatizing and racist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
“Doing so is stigmatizing and damaging. It interferes with their ability to learn at school and can lead to physical harms as well,” Mr. Davidson said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
These psychiatrists, psychologists, social activists, survivors, ex-patients, and others have argued that the label “schizophrenic” is stigmatizing.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2022
“The fact the attorney general is stigmatizing someone who may have been diagnosed with depression is troubling and insulting.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
One of the most common, Applied Behavior Analysis, is stigmatizing and traumatizing, self-advocates say, because it teaches autistic people to mimic neurotypical behaviors that are not natural to them.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
