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self-victimization

self-victimization noun: the act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy.

Noun

self-victimization (plural self-victimizations)

  1. (derogatory) The act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy.

Forms of self-victimization

pluralself-victimizations

Origin of self-victimization

From self- + victimization.

Questions about self-victimization

What does self-victimization mean?
Self-victimization means the act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy.
What part of speech is self-victimization?
Self-victimization is a noun.
What is the plural of self-victimization?
The plural of self-victimization is self-victimizations.

Words near self-victimization in the dictionary

  1. self-unaware
  2. self-unawareness
  3. self-unloader
  4. self-unloaders
  5. self-ventilated
  6. self-victimization
  7. self-victimizations
  8. self-victimize
  9. self-victimized
  10. self-victimizes
  11. self-victimizing

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