Stigmatization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process or act of stigmatizing. countable, uncountable

    "the stigmatization of ethnic minorities"

  2. 2
    the act of stigmatizing wordnet
  3. 3
    The production of stigmata upon the body. countable, uncountable

    "the stigmatization of Saint Francis"

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"The Reagan administration has been criticized for not taking AIDS seriously and for allowing the stigmatization of gay men in America."

Etymology

From stigmatize + -ation.

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