"victimism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From victim + -ism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=separate}}, {{suffix|en|victim|ism}} victim + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} victimism (uncountable)
  1. A tendency to play the victim; the adoption of a victimized persona. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: victimhood Related terms: victimist, victim, victimize, victimise, victimization, victimisation Translations (tendency to play the victim): victimisme [masculine] (Catalan), victimisme [masculine] (French), vitimismo [masculine] (Galician), vittimismo [masculine] (Italian), vitimismo [masculine] (Portuguese), victimismo [masculine] (Spanish)
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