sizeism
discrimination against people who are visibly overweight or obese, especially the tendency to assume that they are unhealthy and lacking in self-control, or to devalue them as unworthy of attention, unsuitable for employment, etc.: In this magazine we reject diet culture, sizeism, and the thin ideal.
discrimination against people of a certain shape or size: Sizeism is hard to avoid on some dating apps, where users commonly request that women over 5’6” not contact them.
Origin of sizeism
1Other words from sizeism
- size·ist, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sizeism
/ (ˈsaɪzɪzəm) /
discrimination on the basis of a person's size, esp against people considered to be overweight
Origin of sizeism
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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