English verb: stigmatise | |||
| 1. | stigmatise (social) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | ||
| Samples | He denounced the government action. She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock. | ||
| Synonyms | brand, denounce, mark, stigmatize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | label | ||
| 2. | stigmatise (change) mark with a stigma or stigmata | ||
| Samples | They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress. | ||
| Synonyms | stigmatize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||