victimhood

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noun

The state or perception of being a victim.

“the Nazis were the great artists of victimhood fiction., Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, June 14, 2018, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”

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victimism
OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English victim →
UncommonScrabble 21
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Meanings

nounvictimhood (usually uncountable, plural victimhoods)

plural victimhoods

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or perception of being a victim.

    the Nazis were the great artists of victimhood fiction., Timothy Snyder, The New York Times, June 14, 2018, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?

    1 more example

    Some can surmount their victimhood, and some can't.

    1999, Judith Viorst, Imperfect Control, →ISBN, page 219

    Synonyms: victimism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or perception of being a victim.

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victimism
Also see
victimism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
  2. Latinvictima
  3. Middle Frenchvictime
  4. Englishvictim
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  6. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  7. Englishvictimhood

From victim + -hood.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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