0 the act of criticizing or drawing attention to someone for being fat, making them feel embarrassed or ashamed:
1 making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed about being fat by publicly criticizing or drawing attention to it:
She campaigns against fat-shaming advertising.
Fat shaming can lead to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
One weight loss group had a membership drive that consisted mostly of fat-shaming emails and fliers.
Airlines need to figure out a less fat-shaming way to work with their paying customers than just hauling them off the plane.
Nothing about her original post could be considered fat-shaming.
The new study suggests it's not just the stigmatizing, but also the level of a person's reaction to fat-shaming that can impair health.
