Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victim-blamey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: vic-tim-blamey
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of victim-blaming.

Informal

Example Sentences

"“I think any sort of advice on how to have a safer Halloween based only on the costume is very victim-blamey,” Wozniak said."
"They tell me you can never let your guard down. Not for a single second. That you should expect every fellow citizen to be a sociopath. It isn’t exactly victim-blamey, but it feels gross."
"And that whole distinctly victim-blamey sentiment of "if you didn't want this to happen, you shouldn't have taken photos" is hard-wired into mainstream culture."

Etymology

From victim-blame + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: victim-blame

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more victim-blamey (comparative) most victim-blamey (superlative)

Questions

What does victim-blamey mean?: Engaging in, promoting, or characteristic of victim-blaming.
Where does victim-blamey come from?: From victim-blame + -y.

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