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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Being body-shamed even overshadowed some of her past struggles, Osbourne insisted.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
Ollie still stood up for Demi and called out everyone who’d body-shamed her.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Several people on Instagram criticized the restaurant for body-shaming people.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As more and more of these videos appeared, a backlash built from users concerned about an implicit body-shaming message.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Accompanying the images were captions detailing moments when these famous women were publicly body-shamed, often by the mainstream media.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, Instagram’s affordances such as image sharing and algorithmic content promotion amplify social comparison, leading to body-shaming and self-esteem issues.
—Abdulmalik Alluhidan, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Jim Jones recently body-shamed the veteran rapper as part of his ongoing feud with Killa Cam.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Then old social media posts resurfaced in which Gascón maligned Muslims, George Floyd and diversity, and seemed to body-shame singer Adele.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
Ollie still stood up for Demi and called out everyone who’d body-shamed her.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Several people on Instagram criticized the restaurant for body-shaming people.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As more and more of these videos appeared, a backlash built from users concerned about an implicit body-shaming message.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Accompanying the images were captions detailing moments when these famous women were publicly body-shamed, often by the mainstream media.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
For example, Instagram’s affordances such as image sharing and algorithmic content promotion amplify social comparison, leading to body-shaming and self-esteem issues.
—Abdulmalik Alluhidan, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Jim Jones recently body-shamed the veteran rapper as part of his ongoing feud with Killa Cam.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Then old social media posts resurfaced in which Gascón maligned Muslims, George Floyd and diversity, and seemed to body-shame singer Adele.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Body-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-shame. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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