stigmatised
Branded as disgraceful
Stigmatised is the British spelling of stigmatized, the past tense and past participle of stigmatize.
To stigmatise someone is to mark them as disgraceful or shameful, treating them as an outcast: People with mental illness have long been stigmatised.
The word derives from stigma, originally a brand burned into flesh.
Loss of dignity
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
degradation · infamy · disrepute · tarnished · sullied · besmirched · discredited · self-consciousness
Excluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- excludedShut out, denied entry
alienated · isolated · blacklisted · excommunicated · sidelined · segregated · ghettoized · displaced
Publicly accused or condemned
- censuredFormally disapproved of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- vilifiedSpoke evil of
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
defamed · reproached · criticized · disapproved · judged · castigated · excoriated · pilloried
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypedReduced to oversimplified traits
- labeledMarked for identification
- profiledDescribed in depth
pigeonholed · typecast · scapegoated · persecuted · targeted · othered · demonized · vilified
Lacking social or economic resources
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
subjugated · voiceless · powerless · invisible · silenced · unheard · overlooked · devalued
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
mortification · degradation · infamy · disrepute · tarnished · sullied · besmirched · discredited · self-consciousness · guilt
ostracized
Excluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
excluded · alienated · isolated · blacklisted · excommunicated · sidelined · segregated · ghettoized · displaced · peripheral
denounced
Publicly accused or condemned
denigrated · defamed · reproached · criticized · disapproved · judged · castigated · excoriated · pilloried · reviled
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypedReduced to oversimplified traits
- labeledMarked for identification
profiled · pigeonholed · typecast · scapegoated · persecuted · targeted · othered · demonized · vilified · dehumanized
disadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- neglectedNot given proper attention
underprivileged · subjugated · voiceless · powerless · invisible · silenced · unheard · overlooked · devalued · diminished
stigmatisednormalised
Adjusted to standard form
destigmatised · mainstreamed · legitimised · accepted · validated
stigmatise, stigmatising, stigmatisation, stigmatises, destigmatised, destigmatising