Destigmatize

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /diːˈstɪgmÉ™taɪz/

Origin

- + stigmatize

Full definition of destigmatize

Verb

1. (transitive) to remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from.
• 1999, Thomas Stephen Szasz, Fatal freedom: the ethics and politics of suicideBefore we can destigmatize suicide — assuming that is what we want to do — we must acknowledge that killing oneself is still an intensely stigmatized act...

Antonyms

• stigmatize

Related terms

• destigmatization