destigmatize
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destigmatize
- /diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ UK
verb destigmatizes · destigmatizing · destigmatized · destigmatise
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To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.
Judy Rappaport's "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing," about obsessive-compulsive disorder, brought this disorder out of the closet to the point where we've destigmatized it.
Opposite: stigmatize
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verb remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
| Español | desestigmatizar |
|---|---|
| Français | déstigmatiser |
| Deutsch | entstigmatisieren, destigmatisieren |
Talk about this word "destigmatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/destigmatize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. destigmatize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/destigmatize "destigmatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/destigmatize.Cite this
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title = {destigmatize},
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