noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Fear and/or dislike of obese people and/or obesity. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: sizeism, weightism"

2. 2
   Fear or obsessive avoidance of consuming fat. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

fatmisiafattismobesophobiaobesophobiasizeismweightism

Antonyms

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fat acceptance

Example

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"What the fuck is fatphobia? What are you saying to me? I'm not afraid of blobs like you."

Etymology

c. 1980s, fat + -phobia

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