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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈvɪçtsˌhasəʁɪʃ
"Die Gesellschaft muss aufhören, gewichtshasserisch zu sein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Exhibiting or characterized by a fear, aversion, or prejudice against overweight or obese people.
"Many fashion magazines have been criticized for promoting fat-phobic beauty standards."
- 1
A person who holds prejudices, fears, or biases against people who are overweight.
"He was called out on social media for acting like a fat-phobic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'fat', stemming from Old English 'fǣtt', combined with the combining form '-phobic', originating from the Greek 'phobos' meaning fear or panic. The term emerged in late 20th-century sociological and body-positive discourse to describe cultural prejudices and discrimination directed against overweight individuals.
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grossophobe
Transliteration: ɡʁo.so.fob
"Les commentaires grossophobes sont inacceptables sur cette plateforme."
gewichtshasserisch
Transliteration: ɡəˈvɪçtsˌhasəʁɪʃ
"Die Gesellschaft muss aufhören, gewichtshasserisch zu sein."
grassofobico
Transliteration: ɡras.soˈfɔ.bi.ko
"Il suo commento è stato giudicato grassofobico."
gordofóbico
Transliteration: ɡoɾ.ðoˈfo.βi.ko
"El chiste que contó fue completamente gordofóbico."
gordofóbico
Transliteration: ɡoʁ.duˈfɔ.bi.ku
"Precisamos combater o discurso gordofóbico na internet."
मोटापे से द्वेष रखने वाला
Transliteration: motape se dvesh rakhne wala
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समाज में मोटापे से द्वेष रखने वाली मानसिकता को बदलना होगा।"
恐胖的
Transliteration: kǒng pàng de
Script: 中文汉字
"这种言论被认为是对肥胖者的歧视和恐胖。"
비만 혐오적인
Transliteration: biman hyeom-ojeog-in
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 기사는 매우 비만 혐오적인 시선을 담고 있다."
肥満恐怖症の
Transliteration: himan kyōfushō no
Script: 日本語
"彼女はその映画の肥満恐怖症的な表現を批判した。"
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