He always felt that his father's prison record stigmatized both of them.
SYNONYM(S): villify, defame.As to their white wines, he stigmatizes them as mere substitutes for cider (Washington Irving).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stig|ma|tize — «STIHG muh tyz», transitive verb, tized, tiz|ing. 1. to set some mark of disgrace on; reproach: »He always felt that his father s prison record stigmatized both of them. SYNONYM(S): villify, defame. 2. to brand: »As to their white wines, he… … Useful english dictionary
stigmatism — /stig meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. Optics. the property of a lens that is stigmatic. 2. Pathol. a condition in which stigmata are present. [1655 65; stigmat (see STIGMATIC) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
stigmatizzabile — stig·ma·tiz·zà·bi·le agg. CO che si può stigmatizzare | che va stigmatizzato: comportamento, atteggiamento stigmatizzabile {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX … Dizionario italiano
stigmatizzare — stig·ma·tiz·zà·re v.tr. 1. BU segnare qcn. con le stigmate | estens., segnare, marchiare 2. CO fig., biasimare energicamente, disapprovare con asprezza: stigmatizzare il comportamento di qcn. Sinonimi: censurare, condannare, deplorare, deprecare … Dizionario italiano
stigmatizzato — stig·ma·tiz·zà·to p.pass., agg. → stigmatizzare … Dizionario italiano
stigmatizzazione — stig·ma·tiz·za·zió·ne s.f. 1. BU lo stigmatizzare e il suo risultato; il segnare con le stigmate, l imprimere le stigmate: la stigmatizzazione di san Francesco 2. CO fig., aperta disapprovazione, severo biasimo: la stigmatizzazione dell operato… … Dizionario italiano
Astigmatism — A common form of visual impairment in which part of an image is blurred, due to an irregularity in the curvature of the front surface of the eye, the cornea. The curve of the cornea is shaped more like an American football or a rugby ball rather… … Medical dictionary
astigmatism — /euh stig meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. Also called astigmia /euh stig mee euh/. Ophthalm. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina. 2. Optics. an… … Universalium
stigmatism — The condition of having a stigma. SYN: stigmatization (1). * * * stig·ma·tism (stigґmə tiz əm) 1. the condition due to or marked by stigmata. 2. the accurate rendition of points by a lens system … Medical dictionary
astigmatism — [ə stig′mə tiz΄əm] n. [< Gr a , without + stigma (gen. stigmatos) a mark, puncture (see STICK) + ISM] 1. an irregularity in the curvature of a lens, including the lens of the eye, so that light rays from an object do not meet in a single focal … English World dictionary
