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vampire syndrome

vampire syndrome noun: the idea that a person who has been sexually abused by a pedophile is more likely to become a pedophile.

Noun

vampire syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The idea that a person who has been sexually abused by a pedophile is more likely to become a pedophile.

Origin of vampire syndrome

Referring to the myth of vampires turning other people into vampires by biting them.

Questions about vampire syndrome

What does vampire syndrome mean?
Vampire syndrome means the idea that a person who has been sexually abused by a pedophile is more likely to become a pedophile.
What part of speech is vampire syndrome?
Vampire syndrome is a noun.

Words near vampire syndrome in the dictionary

  1. vampire moths
  2. vampire number
  3. vampire numbers
  4. vampire squid
  5. vampire squids
  6. vampire syndrome
  7. vampire taco
  8. vampire tacos
  9. vampire tea bag
  10. vampire tea bags
  11. vampire teabag

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