Viktimologie — meaning in English

English meaning

• victimology noun The academic study of crime victims, including why certain people or groups are more likely to be victimized.

Senses

Viktimologie is used for these senses in English:

• victimology The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.

victimology — full definition

1. noun The academic study of crime victims, including why certain people or groups are more likely to be victimized.
2. noun (informal, often critical) A tendency to see oneself primarily as a victim, especially in a self-pitying or excessive way.