Dictionary

stigmatization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-der. Proto-Hellenic *stíd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō)bor. Medieval Latin stigmatizōbor. English stigmatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English stigmatization From stigmatize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process or act of stigmatizing.
   • the stigmatization of ethnic minorities
   • The Kaohsiung incident demonstrates how stigmatization can lead to real-world harm. CGM members in Taiwan have reported increased hostility in recent years, ranging from verbal harassment to institutional discrimination. 2026 March 11, Massimo Introvigne, “When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan”, in Bitter Winter, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2026:
2. (countable, uncountable) The production of stigmata upon the body.
   • the stigmatization of Saint Francis

Forms

Deriveds

destigmatization · nonstigmatization

Translations (32)

de Brandmarkung (process or act of stigmatizing) · sv stigmatisering (process or act of stigmatizing) · bg стигматиза́ция (process or act of stigmatizing) · fi leimaaminen (process or act of stigmatizing) · es estigmatización (process or act of stigmatizing) · ka სტიგმატიზაცია (process or act of stigmatizing) · hu stigmatizálás (process or act of stigmatizing) · af stigmatisering (process or act of stigmatizing) · hu megbélyegzés (process or act of stigmatizing) · ru стигматиза́ция (process or act of stigmatizing) · pl stygmatyzacja (process or act of stigmatizing) · uk стигматиза́ція (process or act of stigmatizing) · sh stigmatizácija (process or act of stigmatizing) · sh стигматиза́ција (production of stigmata upon the body) · pt estigmatização (process or act of stigmatizing) · hu stigmatizáció (production of stigmata upon the body) · pl stygmatyzacja (production of stigmata upon the body) · da stigmatisering (process or act of stigmatizing) · sh stigmatizácija (production of stigmata upon the body) · it stigmatizzazione (process or act of stigmatizing) · sh стигматиза́ција (process or act of stigmatizing) · fr stigmatisation (process or act of stigmatizing) · fi stigmatisointi (process or act of stigmatizing) · nl stigmatisatie (process or act of stigmatizing) · de Stigmatisierung (process or act of stigmatizing) · gl estigmatización (process or act of stigmatizing) · oc estigmatizacion (process or act of stigmatizing) · de Stigmatisation (production of stigmata upon the body) · be стыгматыза́цыя (process or act of stigmatizing) · no stigmatisering (process or act of stigmatizing) · cy stigmateiddiad (process or act of stigmatizing) · uk стигматиза́ція (production of stigmata upon the body)