stigmatize
verb
[ ˈstɪɡmətʌɪz ]
• describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.
• "the institution was stigmatized as a last resort for the destitute"
• mark with stigmata.
• "Francis, stigmatized in fashion as his Lord"
Similar:
condemn,
denounce,
brand,
label,
mark out,
disparage,
vilify,
pillory,
pour scorn on,
cast a slur on,
defame,
discredit,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘mark with a brand’): from French stigmatiser or medieval Latin stigmatizare, from Greek stigmatizein, from stigma (see stigma).
