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.—
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Across social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, millennial women have been revisiting the relentless body-shaming culture that characterized their formative years.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Euphoria star, 27, took to Instagram on Dec. 18 to quiet all the trolls who tried to body-shame her earlier this week.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Sydney Sweeney isn't letting body-shaming trolls get the better of her.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Euphoria star, 27, took to Instagram on Dec. 18 to quiet all the trolls who tried to body-shame her earlier this week.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Sydney Sweeney isn't letting body-shaming trolls get the better of her.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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“Body-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-shame. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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