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

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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 Gaines took aim at Biles for her stance as an idol for so many young female athletes and also called out the Olympian for body-shaming her. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 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 When photos of Hewitt in a black spaghetti-strap dress hit the internet, a wave of ageist and body-shaming commentary quickly ensued online. Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Indeed, some of the backlash toward Girls included body-shaming and fatphobic comments from viewers, which Dunham has discussed in the past. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body-shame was in 2009

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“Body-shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-shame. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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