body shamingnoun [ U ]
also body-shaming /ˈbɒd.i ˌʃeɪ.mɪŋ//ˈbɑː.di ˌʃeɪ.mɪŋ/criticism of someone based on the shape, size, or appearance of their body:
He says body shaming definitely occurs for male actors as well as actresses, though it's rarely discussed.
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- She wrote a great piece about the relationship between weight loss contests and the detrimental effects of body shaming.
- My body shaming affected my daughter.
- Body shaming in the workplace could lead to a lawsuit.
- Body-shaming is criticizing yourself or others because of some aspect of physical appearance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disapproving & criticizing
- -basher
- animadversion
- aspersions
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belabour
- damn
- damn sb with faint praise idiom
- denounce
- dig
- disapproval
- give sb hell idiom
- nagging
- pick holes in sth idiom
- pitch into sb/sth
- pound
- pull sth apart
- put the boot in idiom
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- throw
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