Dictionary

1. (

• stigmatize ,
• stigmatise ,
• brand ,
• denounce ,
• mark

) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" ;

2. (

• stigmatize ,
• stigmatise

) mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" ;