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Meaning of professional victim | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.
    derogatory, idiomatic
  2. A person who sets himself or herself up to be an accident victim in order to collect insurance payments or compensation payments, or to get other benefits.
    derogatory, idiomatic

Equivalents

Suomi uhriutuja

Examples

“These professional victims get⟳ a lot of mileage out of their pain. Even though they complain⟳ that the price of change⟳ is so painful, they never really pay⟳ that price because it's too profitable for them not to.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

professional wrestler professional wrestling professionalese professionalisation Professionalism Professionalisms

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