stigmatization
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "the stigmatization of ethnic minorities"
- "The Kaohsiung incident demonstrates how stigmatization can lead to real-world harm. CGM members in Taiwan have reported increased hostility in recent years, ranging from verbal harassment to institutional discrimination."
- "the stigmatization of Saint Francis"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-der. Proto-Hellenic *stíd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō)bor. Medieval Latin stigmatizōbor. English stigmatize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English stigmatization From stigmatize + -ation.