STIGMATIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stigmatization mean? 

• STIGMATIZATION (noun)
  The noun STIGMATIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of stigmatizing

  Familiarity information: STIGMATIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIGMATIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of stigmatizing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

branding; stigmatisation; stigmatization

Hypernyms ("stigmatization" is a kind of...):

disapproval (the act of disapproving or condemning)

Derivation:

stigmatize (mark with a stigma or stigmata)

stigmatize (to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful)

 Context examples 

Support research for the discovery, development, and evaluation of strategies for preventing or minimizing the negative physical, psychological, cognitive, and social consequences of HIV, including stigmatization of persons with or at risk for HIV infection.

(Consequences of HIV, NCI Thesaurus)