stigmatises
Assigns social disgrace
Stigmatises is the British spelling of stigmatizes, meaning to mark someone or something as worthy of disgrace or disapproval.
When society stigmatises a condition, behavior, or group, it attaches shame or negative judgment to it: Mental illness has long been stigmatised, discouraging people from seeking help.
The word derives from stigma, originally a brand or mark burned into the skin of criminals or slaves.
Excludes from a community
- marginalisesPushes to society's edges
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- shamesCauses deep embarrassment
- brandsCommercial product names
outcasts · excludes · isolates · shuns · discriminates · stereotypes · typecast · marks
Expresses severe disapproval
- denouncesPublicly criticizes harshly
- vilifiesHarshly criticizes reputation
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
- demonisesPortrays as evil
censures · reproaches · castigates · rebukes · chastises · judges · moralises · scandalises
Medical condition determinations
- medicalisesReframes as medical condition
- categorisesSorts into groups
- classifiesAssigns to groups
- institutionalisesEstablishes as standard practice
commits · sections · certifies · hospitalises · disorders · syndromes · conditions · labels
ostracises
Excludes from a community
- marginalisesPushes to society's edges
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- shamesCauses deep embarrassment
brands · outcasts · excludes · isolates · shuns · discriminates · stereotypes · typecast · marks · taints
condemns
Expresses severe disapproval
- denouncesPublicly criticizes harshly
- vilifiesHarshly criticizes reputation
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
demonises · censures · reproaches · castigates · rebukes · chastises · judges · moralises · scandalises · disgraces
diagnoses
Medical condition determinations
- medicalisesReframes as medical condition
- categorisesSorts into groups
- classifiesAssigns to groups
institutionalises · commits · sections · certifies · hospitalises · disorders · syndromes · conditions · labels · patients
stigmatisesnormalises
Makes standard or typical
destigmatises · accepts · legitimises · mainstreams · embraces
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