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виктимология — meaning in English

viktimologiya

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English meaning

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

Senses

виктимология 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.