victimhood
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But instead of drowning in victimhood, she wants to understand her vulnerability and strength.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Mental-health professionals have suggested his behavior resembles addiction — chronic victimhood, manipulation and what I’ve heard called “dry begging.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
It isn’t not about identity, grievance or victimhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
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 • Aug. 14, 2025
Robin beats the air with her fists and yells, “Cory, Cory, stop being a victiml” Thievery is nothing, apparently, compared to the crime of victimhood.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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