body-shame

verb

ˈbä-dē-ˌshām 

body-shamed; body-shaming; body-shames

transitive verb

: 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

Examples of body-shame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He is also accused of punishing athletes with degrading comments and body-shaming and withholding food from swimmers after poor performances or assigning extra workouts to those with specific body fat percentages. —Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Dec. 2025

This wouldn't be the first time Clarkson has addressed body-shaming comments. —Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025

In an emotional Instagram post, Tallulah opened up about her struggles with body-shaming and reflected on how cruel comments about her appearance once affected her. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025

But trends, especially on social media, that fallback on body-shaming stereotypes casting thinness as a virtue haven't disappeared. —Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025

The Ryder Cup’s intensity boiled over into something darker, as personal insults, family taunts and body-shaming heckles forced police intervention and raised serious questions about fan behavior. —Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025

Ellis also accused the rapper of berating and body-shaming her and spitting on her. —EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

After Ndlovu revealed plans to reverse her BBL due to public criticism, some accused Walker of body-shaming. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body-shame

• aspartame
• counterclaim
• overcame
• underframe
• username
• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame