persecution complex
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He has a tenuous relationship to reality, and increasingly retreats into victimology and a persecution complex.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023
Kimble: Someone with a persecution complex needs an opponent — they need to be oppressed by something.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022
But the persecution complex is off the charts.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021
When he landed on the cover of Rolling Stone back in 2006, he wore a bloody crown of thorns and a light smirk, cementing his persecution complex to the center of his creative impulse.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019
Quang-ha has a real persecution complex, which is no doubt legitimate.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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