单词 | destigmatizing |
释义 | destigmatizingn. The action or process of removing the negative connotation or social stigma associated with something; the process of making a person or thing socially acceptable. Also: an instance of this. ΚΠ 1956 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 17 Feb. 18/5 A task for responsible organizations is the ‘destigmatizing of mental illness’. 1973 Arkansas Lawyer Jan. 46 A report will be presented on human rights progress for the past 25 years highlighting decolonization of Africa, destigmatizing of the ‘untouchables’ and wiping out of race, color and creed discriminations on a world-wide basis. 2007 A. Tuckman Integrative Treatm. for Adult ADHD i. 17 The downside of destigmatizing is that it makes it easier for the non-ADHD person to assume the label too. 2011 G. Hershatter Gender of Memory Notes 310 Liberation entailed for these women workers not a change of venue (they were already ‘outside’), but a destigmatizing of ‘outside’ activity. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). destigmatizingadj. That removes negative associations from something formerly regarded as shameful or disgraceful; that removes or reduces social stigma. ΚΠ 1963 Mental Hygiene Apr. 236/2 The disabled client's immediate response was, ‘Don't worry, work hard and find things to take your mind off your worries and everything'll be okay.’ V.C. saw this as quite reassuring and destigmatizing. 1989 E. Kallen Label me Human v. 135 Where possible or feasible, minority members increasingly are choosing the destigmatizing and rehumanizing self-help option. 2012 H. Stuart et al. Paradigms Lost viii. 95 These problems challenge the notion that the community mental health movement has been a destigmatizing force leading to greater social participation for people with a mental illness. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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