stigmatization

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stig•ma•tize /ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. to put some mark of disgrace, shame, or dishonor upon (someone):
   The father's crime stigmatized the whole family.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

stig•ma•tize  (stig′mə tīz′), v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon:
   The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
2. to mark with a stigma or brand.
3. to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] stig′ma•tise′. 

• Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, equivalent. to stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -izāre -ize
• 1575–85

stig′ma•ti•za′tion, n. 
stig′ma•tiz′er, n.