stigmatize
Example Sentences
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He told Salon that equating drug traffickers with terrorist is meant to “stigmatize and terrify people.”
From Salon
Critics of involuntary civil-commitment programs argue they violate civil liberties and stigmatize mental illness.
“We were stigmatized, our benefits were taken away, and we were denied the opportunity to work in Venezuela,” said Polanco, the petroleum engineer.
From Los Angeles Times
The Wall Street Journal spoke with Fletcher about how people with dementia could use technology to lead longer, less stigmatized and more productive work lives.
“These Americans have biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease risk starting in their brain and detectable in their blood. It doesn’t mean all 47 million Americans have a stigmatizing diagnosis like Alzheimer’s.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
