The phrase "add to the stigma" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions or statements that contribute to negative perceptions or stereotypes about a particular group or issue.
Example: "The media's portrayal of mental health issues often adds to the stigma surrounding those who suffer from them."
Alternatives: "contribute to the stigma" or "increase the stigma."
That may only add to the stigma of mental illness that has led to this conundrum.
But we have to be very careful we don't add to the stigma against mental illness and make people afraid to seek treatment".
"Dolce & Gabbana's statements add to the stigma, shame, prejudice, rejection and intolerance often suffered by same-sex parents and their children," he said.
(Sexual humiliation has been part of the Sudanese strategy to drive out the African tribespeople. The Janjaweed routinely add to the stigma by branding or scarring the women they rape).
"This can only add to the stigma which still surrounds mental health problems by perpetuating the myth that those of us with a mental illness might be 'scary'," said Ms Nightingale.
There is even a dance matching the music that involves no contact between people – although there were some fears that it could add to the stigma faced by those who have recovered from the illness.
They say that trans people are different, somehow less equal and less worthy of legal protections, adding to the stigma and social rejection that many trans people face.
Taking a cue from the "purification" of Republican women in Spain in the 1930s, French women who had slept with the enemy were marched on to public squares and shaved.Jeering crowds accompanied this public depilation, adding to the stigma.
If you're hiding it, if you're trying to push it under the rug, what you're doing is adding to the stigma," Rob said.
Many vets report that when they pick up their prescriptions, the pharmacists give them weird looks, as if to say, "What's your story, that you need all these drugs?" This only adds to the stigma our veterans and troops already feel.
Yet, there will be others who will question why he got into bed with the military in the first place, and that his naivety in thinking that Egypt would democratically thrive after a military coup further adds to the stigma that ElBaradei is not designed for Egypt's muddy political paradigm.
