Meaning of victim-blame | Babel Free
Definitions
To subject to victim-blaming; to blame and hold responsible (the victim of an attack, disease, etc for the attack which they have suffered).
Examples
“Original groups who suffer⟳ from the infection, particularly if the epidemic is a sexually transmitted disease, can be stigmatized and victim-blamed.”
“[…] of women who have⟳ been utterly socially marginalized (and victim-blamed for their own⟳ drug problems) by mainstream US society.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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