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body-shaming

body-shaming noun: the act of criticizing or deriding someone because of their physical appearance, especially weight. Also the present participle and gerund of body-shame.

Noun

body-shaming (uncountable)

  1. The act of criticizing or deriding someone because of their physical appearance, especially weight.

Also used as

body-shaming is also the present participle and gerund of body-shame.

Forms of body-shaming

alternative formbody shaming
alternative formbodyshaming

Questions about body-shaming

What does body-shaming mean?
Body-shaming means the act of criticizing or deriding someone because of their physical appearance, especially weight.
What part of speech is body-shaming?
Body-shaming is a noun.

Words near body-shaming in the dictionary

  1. body-shame
  2. body-shamed
  3. body-shamer
  4. body-shamers
  5. body-shames
  6. body-shaming
  7. body-slam
  8. body-slammed
  9. body-slamming
  10. body-slams
  11. body-snatcher

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