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1. The act of stigmatizing
   - stigmatization, stigmatisation [Brit]
    
2. Giving a product or service a particular image or brand identification

1. Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
    
2. Accuse or condemn openly or formally; classify or describe as disgraceful
   "She was branded by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
   - stigmatize, stigmatise [Brit], denounce, mark
    
3. Mark with a brand or trademark
   "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
   - trademark, brandmark
    
4. Mark or expose as infamous
   "She was branded a loose woman"
   - post

Derived forms: brandings

Type of: call, disapproval, label, mark, tag

Encyclopedia: Brand, Vorarlberg Brand, Bavaria Brand Brand, the Rivan Warder Brand, flag and label Brand, flag, label