Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victim feminism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: vic-tim fem-i-nism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the field of sexuality, victim feminism is anti-sexual whereas power feminism believes that what every woman does with her body and in her bed is her own business."
"Wolf offers a long list of attributes of victim feminism that she detects in a host of feminist activities, institutions, and texts."
"[…] in the service of new narratives in which victim feminism is presented not just as obsolete or wrong-minded, but as perniciously victimizing."

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

power feminism

Questions

What does victim feminism mean?: A form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.

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