perfect victim

noun

A victim of abuse who is blameless in all aspects of their interactions with the offender, often characterized by vulnerability, believability and respectability.

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Meanings

nounperfect victim (plural perfect victims)

plural perfect victims

  1. A victim of abuse who is blameless in all aspects of their interactions with the offender, often characterized by vulnerability, believability and respectability.

    The perfect victim, according to Dr Jason B. Whiting, is someone who is weak or vulnerable and “involved in a respectable activity at the time of victimization”. Therefore, the victim must be “blameless in all aspects of the interaction” with their offender, who is a stranger to them.

    2023 October 20, Kim Machray, “The 'Perfect Victim' Myth”, in Empoword Journal
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“perfect victim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfect%20victim. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfect victim,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfect%20victim.

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