destigmatize
Strip away stigma
To destigmatize is to remove or reduce the shame, disgrace, or negative associations attached to something: efforts to destigmatize mental illness, destigmatizing addiction as a moral failing.
The word appears most often in discussions of health, identity, and social issues where public perception has historically been harsh or judgmental.
Being made part
- empathySharing another's emotions
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
acknowledgment · embracing · compassion · respect · dignity · humanity · belonging · affirmation
Systematic development of mind
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
insight · recognition · perception · mindfulness · sensitivity · visibility · conversation · discourse
Urge forward with support
- helpAssistance given
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- servicesActs performed for others
- accessRight to enter
treatment · care · counseling · therapy · rehabilitation · recovery · peer support · community
inclusion
Being made part
- empathySharing another's emotions
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- opennessQuality of being accessible
validation · acknowledgment · embracing · compassion · respect · dignity · humanity · belonging · affirmation · welcome
education
Systematic development of mind
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
enlightenment · insight · recognition · perception · mindfulness · sensitivity · visibility · conversation · discourse · information
encourage
Urge forward with support
access · treatment · care · counseling · therapy · rehabilitation · recovery · peer support · community · safe space
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
campaign · activist · ally · movement · reform · policy · legislation · decriminalization · rights · equality
destigmatizemarginalize
Treat as insignificant
pathologize · otherize · alienate · exclude · ghettoize
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