stigmatize

Object

• people: Concerns are often expressed over in some way stigmatizing young people who are ' targeted ' for Aimhigher activity.
• group: Straight adolescents from stigmatized groups receive support from and learn from parents and family how to cope with hostility from society.
• minority: Her two goals: keep religion out of government and win respect for a stigmatized minority.

Modifying Another Word

• highly: HIV transmission occurs largely through heterosexual sex, although sex between men, which is highly stigmatized, is also fueling the epidemic.
• often: Girls who fail the test are often stigmatized by their families and the community for months or years, and their marital value falls.