victimhood

[vik-tim-hood]

noun

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

Example Sentences

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents demonstrate particular fragility in Chicago, deploying disproportionate force against protesters while simultaneously claiming victimhood.

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But in an age when victimhood is the most sought-after status in American public life, being the object of a dubious, politically inspired lawsuit may be among the best things that could happen to them.

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Usually, with a lifeless body hanging limp from a broken neck, the spectacle of gruesome victimhood in a lynching photograph obscures the bigger picture.

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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.

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

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