destigmatize

destigmatize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ stigmatize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/

Verb

destigmatize (third-person singular simple present destigmatizes, present participle destigmatizing, simple past and past participle destigmatized)

1. (transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from.
   • 1999, Thomas Stephen Szasz, Fatal freedom: the ethics and politics of suicide

     Before we can destigmatize suicide — assuming that is what we want to do — we must acknowledge that killing oneself is still an intensely stigmatized act...

Antonyms

• stigmatize

Related terms

• destigmatization

Translations

remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from

German: destigmatisieren (rare)