sympathism

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noun

The habit of positioning oneself as a victim or martyr so as to elicit sympathy from others.

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Meanings

nounsympathism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe habit of positioning oneself as a victim or martyr so as to elicit sympathy from others.

Origin

From sympathy + -ism.

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APA

sympathism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathism

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“sympathism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sympathism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathism.

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