Synonyms for stigmatize

Most common

disgrace · discredit · denounce · defame

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

destigmatize

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

Related words

Other spellings

stigmatise UK

Forms

Past participle

stigmatized
e.g. stigmatized → denounced, vilified, discredited, marked…

Example sentences

• disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
• discredit Tom can't believe Mary is trying to discredit him.
• denounce The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.
• defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

post¹, mark¹, slur¹

5 letters

brand¹, stain¹

6 letters

defame², vilify³

7 letters

censure², blemish²

8 letters

disgrace², denounce², reproach²

9 letters

discredit³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defame² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

stigmatiser

Italiano

stigmatizzare

Deutsch

stigmatisieren