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body-shame

body-shame verb: to criticize or deride (someone) because of their physical appearance.

Verb

body-shame (third-person singular simple present body-shames, present participle body-shaming, simple past and past participle body-shamed)

  1. (transitive) To 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

body-shame meaning in Malay

body-shame in Malay

to criticize or deride someone's physical appearance
sindir badan

Forms of body-shame

third-person singular presentbody-shames
present participlebody-shaming
past participlebody-shamed
pastbody-shamed
alternative formbody shame
alternative formbodyshame

Questions about body-shame

What does body-shame mean?
Body-shame means to criticize or deride (someone) because of their physical appearance.
What is body-shame in Malay?
Body-shame in Malay is sindir badan. See Body-shame meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is body-shame?
Body-shame is a verb.
What is the past tense of body-shame?
The past tense of body-shame is body-shamed.

Words near body-shame in the dictionary

  1. body-painting
  2. body-paints
  3. body-part
  4. body-parts
  5. body-positive
  6. body-shame
  7. body-shamed
  8. body-shamer
  9. body-shamers
  10. body-shames
  11. body-shaming

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