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victimhood

American  
[vik-tim-hood] / ˈvɪk tɪmˌhʊd /

noun

  1. the condition of being a victim; the status of a victim.


Example Sentences

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Fellow estranged parents fill the comment sections of these accounts with gratitude, while estranged offspring counter that they preach victimhood and skirt accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If the Jewish people would fall into victimhood throughout the ages, they never would have come back to the land of Israel,” he concludes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It isn’t not about identity, grievance or victimhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the Chinese see Japanese aggression as a defining, and devastating, moment in their past, Japanese history focuses on its own victimhood - the destruction caused by the atom bombs and post-war recovery.

From BBC

There was some truth in what he claimed and much victimhood nonsense.

From BBC