Meanings
nounbody-shaming (uncountable)
alternative body shaming · alternative bodyshaming
- uncountableThe act of criticizing or deriding someone because of their physical appearance, especially weight.
verb
alternative body shaming · alternative bodyshaming
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of body-shame
Translations
Hungarian testszégyenítés
- testszégyenítésthe act of criticizing or deriding someone's physical appearance
Russian бодише́йминг
- бодише́йминг (bodišéjming)the act of criticizing or deriding someone's physical appearance
Spanish humillación corporal, avergonzamiento corpóreo
- humillación corporalthe act of criticizing or deriding someone's physical appearance
- avergonzamiento corpóreothe act of criticizing or deriding someone's physical appearance
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APA
body-shaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shaming
MLA
“body-shaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shaming. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body-shaming,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body-shaming.
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