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Meanings of playing the victim card in English

Spanish
victimizacion
Catalan
victimisme

Victim playing (also known as playing the victim, victim card, or self-victimization) is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse of others, to manipulate others, a coping strategy, attention seeking or diffusion of responsibility.

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victimizacion
Usage of playing the victim card in English
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Instead, Kekana said Webster was simply trying to evade his responsibilities by playing the victim card.
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Translations for playing the victim card
Catalan
victimisme