stigmatise

• Describir o considerar a alguien o algo como merecedor de vergüenza o fuerte desaprobación; marcar con un estigma; señalar negativamente.

To describe or regard someone or something as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval; to mark with a stigma.

1. To condemn or brand as disgracefulB2formal

   To publicly accuse, condemn, or mark someone or something as shameful or unacceptable.

   Estigmatizar, condenar o marcar como deshonroso

   • Society often stigmatises those with mental health issues.
   • The politician was stigmatised for his controversial remarks.
   • They stigmatised the practice as outdated and harmful.

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2. To mark with a stigma or stigmataC1formal

   To physically or symbolically mark someone or something with a stigma, such as a brand or mark of shame.

   estigmatizar (marcar con un estigma)

   • In ancient times, criminals were stigmatised with a brand on their skin.
   • The ritual stigmatised the initiate as a member of the tribe.
   • The scars stigmatised him for life as a former prisoner.

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