victimhood
9
6.6
- noun
- /ˈvɪktɪmˌhʊd/
:
victimización
- Multiculturalism validates the victimhood of virtually every out-group.
- claims of victimhood
- sense of victimhood
- own sense of victimhood
And in a way, them having their victimhood reinforced is their supply.
- And in a way, them having their victimhood reinforced is their supply.
- But this sort of this, this appeal to victimhood catches on.
- I think about some of the limiting beliefs around victimhood mindsets.
- This is not about blame or guilt or victimhood.
- So, so much for the brutality of the Turks and so much for the victimhood of the Greeks.
- It's, it's a combination of narcissism and victimhood.
- I mean, I think victimhood is a problem because it's it's gamified.
- Because you're validating their feelings of victimhood.
- What is your fault is if you continue to stay in this state of victimhood.
- And this relates to mental health, but our culture seems to be rewarding victimhood.
- However, it can be addictive because built into the ideology, if you like, of victimhood is innocence.
- Now this goes beyond just victimhood, but to something bigger.
- Yeah, I think a lot about the arisal of victimhood culture I've got no time for.
- And now here in America, a true survivor, someone who did know victimhood first hand.
- The whole world and the constant perpetual victimhood.
Examples
-
Third, an overemphasis on subgroup affiliation can, at times, promote a culture of victimhood.
Academic text (2005) -
There is actually significant debate as to the proper scope of victimhood in criminal law.
Academic text (2017) -
And if you look at someone who is a victim, a lot of their victimhood comes down to the words they use.
-
We're brought up in a world where we know potential victimhood is there.
Academic text (2009) -
And in a way, them having their victimhood reinforced is their supply.
-
More important are the competing claims to victimhood that have hampered government initiatives for reconciliation.
Academic text (2001) -
They both have a profound sense of victimhood and they fed off each other and it just spiraled.
-
Joseph Montville emphasized the psychological element of reconciliation, in particular the role of victimhood in history.
Academic text (2001) -
The letter implicitly recognized the suffering of German expellees, thereby acknowledging their claim to victimhood for the first time.
Academic text (2001) -
Her constant focus on her own struggles has led to a strong sense of victimhood that affects her relationships.
Synonyms
A habit of seeing yourself as helpless and blaming others for problems
Antonyms
How Victimized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word victimhood combines victim and the ending -hood, the same -hood you see in childhood and adulthood, meaning 'state'. Long ago victim meant a 'sacrificial animal' and later came to mean someone who suffers, so victimhood is the 'state of being a victim' or seeing yourself as one.