Meanings
verbbody-shame (third-person singular simple present body-shames, present participle body-shaming, simple past and past participle body-shamed)
present singular third person body-shames · participle present body-shaming · participle past body-shamed · past body-shamed · alternative body shame · alternative bodyshame
- transitiveTo criticize or deride (someone) because of their physical appearance.
EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt has revealed he will be just as “rude and offensive” to people who bodyshame him in public.
2020 May 2, Jacob Stolworthy, “EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt reveals brutal response to people who bodyshame him in public”, in The Independent
Translations
Malay sindir badan
- sindir badanto criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
Spanish humillar el cuerpo de (por), avergonzar la complexión de (por)
- humillar el cuerpo de (por)to criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
- avergonzar la complexión de (por)to criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
- mortificar la contextura de (por)to criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
- burlarse de la figura deto criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
Cite this entry
APA
body-shame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shame
MLA
“body-shame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shame. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body-shame,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shame.
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