what does stigmatise mean?
STIGMATISE as VERB
- Meaning
- mark with a stigma or stigmata
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Usage Example(s)
- They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
Hypernyms(s) stigmatise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Hypernyms(s) stigmatise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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