combines with nouns and adjectives to form nouns that refer to unkind criticism, especially on social media or in the press, of certain kinds of people for their appearance or behaviour
slut-shaming
fat-shaming
We usuallyhear about body-shaming being directed at women with curves.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 05/11/2015
Synonyms and related words
Suffixes
-ability
-able
-aholic
-shaming
suffix
US /ˈʃeɪmɪŋ/
Other entries for this word
fat-shamingnoun
body shamingnoun
slut-shamingnoun
shameverb
fat-shameverb
shame intophrasal verb
slut-shameverb
DEFINITIONS1
1
combines with nouns and adjectives to form nouns that refer to unkind criticism, especially on social media or in the press, of certain kinds of people for their appearance or behavior
slut-shaming
fat-shaming
We usuallyhear about body-shaming being directed at women with curves.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 05/11/2015