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n. - The act of branding as disgraceful.

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Usage examples (36)
  • When the politicians brought up the ICG's point on "stigmatisation" of human rights defenders,
  • Roma rights organisations claim that "stigmatisation" will not solve the underlying problems of lack of integration and facilities.
  • 'stigmatisation' of particular communities would end nor it is possible to predict when would the division of peoples in holy-cows-and-scapegoats would end.
  • The stigmatisation of Aids and HIV patients must be stopped.
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