Idiom idiom
professional victim
Meaning
A person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He acts like a professional victim whenever he makes a mistake.”
“She is a professional victim who blames everyone else for her own poor choices at work.”
“By constantly framing every minor disagreement as a personal attack, he has earned a reputation as a professional victim among his colleagues.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026