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stigmatize

[stig-muh-tahyz] / ˈstɪg məˌtaɪz /


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Critics of involuntary civil-commitment programs argue they violate civil liberties and stigmatize mental illness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“I can accept myself and the world can still stigmatize me,” McMillan Cottom said.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

“When you say you are a Vodouist, they stigmatize you,” said Kadel Bazile, a 42-year-old civil engineer.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Virologists have also come to acknowledge that names can stigmatize people or places.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Come, come, we can scarcely stigmatize Canadians as foreigners.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton