stigmatization

noun

stig·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion

variants also British stigmatisation

ˌstigmətə̇ˈzāshən, 

-mətə̇ˈz-, 

-məˌtīˈz-

plural -s

1

: an act or instance of stigmatizing

a government stigmatization which would deter the public from consideration of the opinions of the party

—Civil Liberty

2

: the production of what are believed to be supernatural stigmata on the body

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin stigmatization-, stigmatizatio, from Medieval Latin stigmatizatus (past participle of stigmatizare to stigmatize) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for stigmatization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration