destigmatizationn.
/ˌdiːstɪɡmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /diːˌstɪɡmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdiˌstɪɡmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdiˌstɪɡməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /dəˌstɪɡmədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /dəˌstɪɡməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of removing the negative connotation or social stigma associated with something; freedom from public censure or condemnation; the process of making a person or thing socially acceptable.
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1939 H. Mannheim Dilemma of Penal Reform vii. 219 De-stigmatization..may be best secured by a higher degree of association between the inmates of reformatory institutions and free workers.
1957 Mental Hygiene (U.S. National Assoc. Mental Health) 41 184/1 It..serves as a mass method of destigmatization by bringing the public into close contact with mentally ill persons.
1988 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Jan. 5/2 What is needed for treating the commoner and milder manifestations of excessive drinking is..destigmatisation, and common sense.
1996 K. R. Jamison Unquiet Mind (1997) 183 The question also arises whether, ultimately, the destigmatization of mental illness comes about from merely a change in the language or..from aggressive public education efforts.
2011 Philadelphia July 28/1 With..the recent societal destigmatization of male nail care, [pedicure] business is good.
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