What is the meaning of branding?

noun

• The act of stigmatizing.
  • synonyms: stigmatization, stigmatisation

verb

• Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals.
  • synonyms: brand
• To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.
  • usage: "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
  • synonyms: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark
• Mark with a brand or trademark.
  • usage: "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
  • synonyms: brand, trademark, brandmark
• Mark or expose as infamous.
  • usage: "She was branded a loose woman"
  • synonyms: post, brand