ˌstigməd.ə̇ˈzāshən, -mətə̇ˈz-, -məˌtīˈz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin stigmatization-, stigmatizatio, from Medieval Latin stigmatizatus (past participle of stigmatizare to stigmatize) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : an act or instance of stigmatizing
a government stigmatization which would deter the public from consideration of the opinions of the party — Civil Liberty
2. : the production of what are believed to be supernatural stigmata on the body