Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darvo

/ˈdɑɹ.voʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: dar-vo
IPA: /ˈdɑɹ.voʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender, a behavior of perpetrators of wrongdoing (especially sexual offenders), when accused of attacking their victim, reversing the roles of victim and offender.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And Nevils tweeted the acronym DARVO and spelled it out: “Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender.” DARVO is a “perpetrator strategy,” according to the professor who coined the term, Jennifer Freyd."
"Tracy directly replied to Tucker’s statement saying, “This is just more of the same DARVO, deflection, victim blaming and lies that I’ve been dealing with now for months.”"

Etymology

Acronym of “Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender”. Coined by Jennifer J. Freyd in “Violations of power, adaptive blindness, and betrayal trauma theory” (1997), Feminism & Psychology.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɑɹ.voʊ/
British English: /ˈdɑː.vəʊ/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce darvo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑɹ.voʊ/.
What does darvo mean?: Acronym of deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender, a behavior of perpetrators of wrongdoing (especially sexual offenders), when accused of attacking their victim, reversing the roles of victim and offender.
Where does darvo come from?: Acronym of “Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender”. Coined by Jennifer J. Freyd in “Violations of power, adaptive blindness, and betrayal trauma theory” (1997), Feminism & Psychology.

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