stigmatize
(verb)
verb
1. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
Similar word(s): brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise
Definition categories: social, label
2. mark with a stigma or stigmata
- They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
Similar word(s): stigmatise