victimhood


vic·tim

V0089300 (vĭk′tĭm)n.1. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act: a victim of a mugging.2. A living creature slain and offered as a sacrifice during a religious rite.3. One who is harmed by or made to suffer under a circumstance or condition: victims of war; victims of an epidemic; victims of poverty.4. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of: the victim of a cruel hoax.
[Latin victima.]
vic′tim·hood′ (-ho͝od′) n.

victimhood

(ˈvɪktɪmhʊd) nthe state of being a victim
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