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The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The attitude of seeing oneself as a victim, especially in a way that is self-absorbed or indulgent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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From French victimologie. From victim + -ology.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
受害者學 /受害者学
(shòuhàizhěxué)
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Finnish:
viktimologia
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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French:
victimologie
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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German:
Viktimologie
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Macedonian:
жртвословие
(žrtvoslovie)
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Macedonian:
виктимологија
(viktimologija)
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Polish:
wiktymologia
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Russian:
виктимология
(viktimologija)
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Turkish:
viktimoloji
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims
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Turkish:
mağdur bilimi
— the study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims