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stigmatization

UK/,stɪɡmətɪ'zeʃən/US
C2

Definitions

n.

The act or process of branding someone or something as shameful.

污名化

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
stigmatizprick, goad; quench, put out
+
-ationwilling, self-driven (the '-mat-' of automatic, automate)
=stigmatization

stigmatize + -ation (act, process) = the act or process of stigmatizing.

Common Collocations

  • 1.social stigmatization社会污名化
  • 2.stigmatization of mental illness对精神疾病的污名化
  • 3.fear of stigmatization对污名化的恐惧

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Campaigns work to end the stigmatization of mental illness.

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