Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play the victim card

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
play the vic-tim -card
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To portray oneself as an innocent victim instead of taking responsibility.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

plays the victim card (present, singular) playing the victim card (participle, present) played the victim card (participle, past) played the victim card (past)

Questions

What does play the victim card mean?
To portray oneself as an innocent victim instead of taking responsibility.

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