body-shame
verb
body-shamed; body-shaming; body-shames
: to subject (someone) to body-shaming : to criticize or mock (someone) for supposed bodily faults or imperfections
Over the years she's received a lot of negative comments on social media criticizing her wardrobe choices and body-shaming her, yet this hasn't stopped her from embracing her beauty and her body.—
Amira Rasool
Amira RasoolExamples of body-shame in a Sentence
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Keira Knightley is looking back on being body-shamed by tabloids early in her career.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The gymnast who’s been questioned, abused, ridiculed, body-shamed and failed to make a single individual event final in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Maher has made national headlines for her hilarious TikTok content responding to people who body-shamed her.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
During a family gathering, my mother-in-law made some hurtful comments about my daughter’s appearance, effectively body-shaming her.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
In a series of tweet-and-deletes, Cardi clapped back with more body-shaming comments to Paris, before eventually sending a public apology to her fans.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 July 2024
In episode 23, the couples in the experiment were shook when it was revealed to them that Jack, a personal trainer, had potentially made body-shaming comments about someone in the experiment.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Other conservatives appeared eager to incite ridicule of Conde with similar comments, and garnered homophobic, body-shaming replies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
Simone Ashley is defending her Bridgerton co-star Nicola Coughlan, who has been hit with body-shaming comments.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 June 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
The gymnast who’s been questioned, abused, ridiculed, body-shamed and failed to make a single individual event final in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Maher has made national headlines for her hilarious TikTok content responding to people who body-shamed her.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
During a family gathering, my mother-in-law made some hurtful comments about my daughter’s appearance, effectively body-shaming her.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
In a series of tweet-and-deletes, Cardi clapped back with more body-shaming comments to Paris, before eventually sending a public apology to her fans.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 July 2024
In episode 23, the couples in the experiment were shook when it was revealed to them that Jack, a personal trainer, had potentially made body-shaming comments about someone in the experiment.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Other conservatives appeared eager to incite ridicule of Conde with similar comments, and garnered homophobic, body-shaming replies.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
Simone Ashley is defending her Bridgerton co-star Nicola Coughlan, who has been hit with body-shaming comments.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 June 2024
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“Body-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-shame. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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