- The term “victimhood” was created to fill the absence of a word that could concisely refer collectively to the state of being a victim. The situation demanded a succinct statement rather than an elaborate phrase that could have expressed the same point.
Victimhood
noun; analogy
a state of suffering resulting from an event or action
Etymology : From victim + -hood
Source : “The last thing we need is a fifty-foot celebration of victimhood.” Detective Comics #724, August, 1998
Last modified: 29 November 2011