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stigmatization
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stigmatization /stig·ma·ti·za·tion/ (stig″mah-tĭ-za´shun)
1. the developing of or being identified as possessing one or more stigmata.
2. the act or process of negatively labelling or characterizing another.
3. the condition due to or marked by stigmata.

stig·ma·ti·za·tion (stgm-t-zshn)
n.
The production of stigmas, especially of hysterical origin.

stigmatization
the formation of stigmas.


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