stigmatize
gb/stˈɪɡmətˌaɪz/ us/stˈɪɡmətˌaɪz/
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Inglés
megbélyegez
VERBO
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FORMAL
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megbélyegez
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Patrón de uso:
stigmatize [someone/something]; stigmatize [someone/something] as [something]
Campaigners say the old ads stigmatized people living with HIV.
A kampányolók szerint a régi hirdetések megbélyegezték a HIV-vel élő embereket.
Children with learning difficulties should not be stigmatized as lazy or unintelligent.
A tanulási nehézségekkel küzdő gyerekeket nem szabad lustának vagy butának megbélyegezni.
Public discussion can help prevent mental health problems from being stigmatized.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
We should not stigmatize people because of their illness.
Nem szabad megbélyegeznünk az embereket a betegségük miatt.
The movie stigmatized poor families unfairly.
A film igazságtalanul megbélyegezte a szegény családokat.
Error frecuente:
Often used in the passive: people are stigmatized for a condition or stigmatized as something. Do not confuse it with criticize; stigmatize means create or attach social shame.
Significado
Mark as socially shameful
Colocaciones
stigmatize mental illness
|stigmatize addiction
|stigmatize poverty
|stigmatize a group
|stigmatize minorities
|stigmatize people
|stigmatize a disease
|socially stigmatized
|unfairly stigmatized
|be stigmatized as
Sinónimos
brand (Suggests giving someone a strong negative label, often publicly.)
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label (More general and less strongly connected to shame.)
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discredit (Emphasizes damaging reputation rather than creating social shame.)
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marginalize (Emphasizes pushing people to the edge of society, not just marking them as shameful.)
Antónimos
normalize (Means make something accepted as ordinary rather than shameful.)
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accept (Means treat someone or something as socially acceptable.)
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destigmatize (Means remove or reduce stigma.)
Temas
society
|discrimination
|health
|identity
|social_issues
Definición
To make people think that someone or something is bad, shameful, or not acceptable.
To treat, describe, or regard a person, group, condition, or behavior as shameful, unacceptable, or socially inferior.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
stigmatize
AFI
GB/stˈɪɡmətˌaɪz/
US/stˈɪɡmətˌaɪz/
Sílabas y acento
stig - mat - ize (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (stig)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: stigmatize
- 3rd Person Singular: stigmatizes
- Present Participle: stigmatizing
- Past: stigmatized
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