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grossophobie

French, noun/ɡʁo.sɔ.fɔ.bi/

grossophobie is a French feminine noun meaning “fatphobia (fear, dislike or discrimination of obese people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Aversion ou attitude hostile envers les personnes en surpoids, grosses ou obèses”.

What does grossophobie mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefatphobia (fear, dislike or discrimination of obese people)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Aversion ou attitude hostile envers les personnes en surpoids, grosses ou obèses.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of grossophobie

  • grossophobies plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce grossophobie?

  • /ɡʁo.sɔ.fɔ.bi/
  • \ɡʁo.so.fɔ.bi\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to grossophobie

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is grossophobie in French?

grossophobie appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).