stigmatising
Attaching social disgrace
Stigmatising is the British spelling of stigmatizing—marking someone or something as worthy of disgrace or disapproval.
To stigmatise is to treat a person or group as shameful: Society has long stigmatised mental illness.
The word implies unfair branding that leads to discrimination or social exclusion.
Cause painful shame
- embarrassCause social discomfort
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
deride · belittle · degrade · demean · reproach · censure · condemn · blame
Exclude from a group
- marginalizeTreat as insignificant
- alienateCause emotional distance
- isolateSeparate from others
- outcastShunned, rejected person
shun · blacklist · exile · ban · reject · segregate · discriminate · other
Attack someone's reputation
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- defameHarm reputation falsely
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- discreditHarm another's reputation
dehumanize · scapegoat · persecute · demonize · smear · malign · tarnish · condemn
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- shamefulCausing or meriting disgrace
disgraceful · disreputable · tainted · marked · stained · blemished · spoiled · contaminated
Fixed oversimplified notion
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- brandCompany's product line name
- tagIdentifier or classifier
mark · label · pigeonhole · classify · profile · generalize · reduce · essentialize
humiliate
Cause painful shame
- embarrassCause social discomfort
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockScornful imitation or fake
scorn · deride · belittle · degrade · demean · reproach · censure · condemn · blame · judge
ostracize
Exclude from a group
- marginalizeTreat as insignificant
- alienateCause emotional distance
- isolateSeparate from others
outcast · shun · blacklist · exile · ban · reject · segregate · discriminate · other · sideline
vilify
Attack someone's reputation
discredit · dehumanize · scapegoat · persecute · demonize · smear · malign · tarnish · condemn · crucify
forbidden
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
shameful · disgraceful · disreputable · tainted · marked · stained · blemished · spoiled · contaminated · impure
stereotype
Fixed oversimplified notion
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- brandCompany's product line name
tag · mark · label · pigeonhole · classify · profile · generalize · reduce · essentialize · caricature
stigmatisingaccepting
Willing to receive
embracing · destigmatising · celebrating · affirming · validating
stigmatisingnormalising
Making usual or standard
destigmatising · mainstreaming · legitimising · humanising · integrating
stigmatisingcelebrating
Observing with festivity
honouring · praising · glorifying · venerating · lauding