stigmatise

• Marquer quelqu'un ou quelque chose comme honteux ou fortement désapprouvé; flétrir par l'opprobre. Décrire ou considérer comme digne de mépris ou de réprobation.

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.

   stigmatiser (condamner publiquement)

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   • They stigmatised the practice as outdated and harmful.

   Synonymesbrandcondemndenouncedisgracelabelmarkpilloryshamevilify

   Antonymesacclaimcelebratecommendexalthonourlaudpraise

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.

   Marquer d'un stigmate

   • 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.

   Synonymesbrandmark