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professional victim

idiom
Meaning

A person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.


Examples
SIMPLE

He acts like a professional victim whenever he makes a mistake.

CONTEXTUAL

She is a professional victim who blames everyone else for her own poor choices at work.

COMPLEX

By constantly framing every minor disagreement as a personal attack, he has earned a reputation as a professional victim among his colleagues.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    fall victim

    To suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actions.

  2. 02

    play the victim card

    To portray oneself as an innocent victim instead of taking responsibility.

  3. 03

    professional suicide

    An action by a person that is expected to ruin their own career.

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