stigmatize
UK/'stɪɡmətaɪz/US/'stigmәtaiz/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To describe or treat someone or something as worthy of disgrace or shame.
污名化，给……打上耻辱烙印
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-izewilling, self-driven (the '-mat-' of automatic, automate)
=stigmatize
stigma (a brand-mark of shame) + -ize (to make) = to put a stigma on — to brand someone with disgrace. The stigmat- stem keeps the Greek genitive form; to stigmatize is to mark a person or group as shameful in others' eyes.
Root stinct still carries 42 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.stigmatize someone as将某人污名化为
- 2.unfairly stigmatize不公正地污名化
- 3.stigmatize mental illness污名化精神疾病
- 4.socially stigmatized受社会污名
Example Sentences
- 1.
Society should not stigmatize people for seeking mental health care.
- 2.
Unemployment was heavily stigmatized in that era.