shaming

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In one school I visited in Rochdale, they were starting a girls club in which they would discuss it all: from gender inequality, to domestic violence and body shaming, to periods, sexuality and friendship groups.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Most of all, there is a lot of shame and shaming associated with people who go into debt or become overwhelmed by their bills.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

And making matters even worse: We’re often the ones shaming ourselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

After understanding the science behind it, she said, she was “absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself” after so many years of weathering public criticism about her weight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

He felt the shaming churning heaving turning sickness in his stomach.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy