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victim-blames

victim-blames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of victim-blame.

Meaning of victim-blame

Verb

victim-blame (third-person singular simple present victim-blames, present participle victim-blaming, simple past and past participle victim-blamed)

  1. (transitive) To subject to victim-blaming; to blame and hold responsible (the victim of an attack, disease, etc for the attack which they have suffered).
    • Original groups who suffer from the infection, particularly if the epidemic is a sexually transmitted disease, can be stigmatized and victim-blamed.1994, Explorations in Ethnic Studies: The Journal of the National Association of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies, volumes 17-18, page 157

Questions about victim-blames

What is victim-blames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Victim-blames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of victim-blame.

Words near victim-blames in the dictionary

  1. victim Olympics
  2. victim surcharge
  3. victim surcharges
  4. victim-blame
  5. victim-blamed
  6. victim-blames
  7. victim-blamey
  8. victim-blaming
  9. victimage
  10. victimages
  11. victimaries

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