stigmatise

IPA: stˈɪgmʌtaɪz

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stigmatize. [(transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.]

Examples of "stigmatise" in Sentences

Many were worried it would "stigmatise" poorly performing schools, and result in lower esteem among pupils and teachers.
Predictably, lots of people think that Bettison's comments 'stigmatise' poor people generally. people on benefits, and he says so explicitly.
This is simply false: providing tax incentives for marriage does not "stigmatise" the children of the unmarried, any more than providing incentives for single parenthood has "stigmatised" those whose parents live together.
The chain is also slightly lowering the minimum size of its stock to attract more mainstream customers: "We don't want to stigmatise customers by their size – we cater for tall, broad and muscular, well built men," she said.
Naturally, he tells us what we all know, that the best upbringing for a child is to be raised by two married parents, but any attempt to support this traditional family is wrong, because it will 'stigmatise' those children who are not so lucky.
What the Conservatives are saying now is nothing less than a full-frontal attack on moral relativism: the doctrine that says that no one has a right to criticise (or "stigmatise", in the fashionable parlance) any life choice, however selfish, irresponsible, feckless or socially destructive it may be.