Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfect victim

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: per-fec-t vic-tim
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A victim of abuse who is blameless in all aspects of their interactions with the offender, often characterized by vulnerability, believability and respectability.

Example Sentences

"The perfect victim, according to Dr Jason B. Whiting, is someone who is weak or vulnerable and “involved in a respectable activity at the time of victimization”. Therefore, the victim must be “blameless in all aspects of the interaction” with their offender, who is a stranger to them."

Inflected Forms

perfect victims (plural)

Questions

What does perfect victim mean?: A victim of abuse who is blameless in all aspects of their interactions with the offender, often characterized by vulnerability, believability and respectability.

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