self-victimize

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ victimize.

Verb

self-victimize (third-person singular simple present self-victimizes, present participle self-victimizing, simple past and past participle self-victimized)

1. (intransitive) To engage in self-victimization.
   • 2020 July 31, Briana Theroux, “How To Stop Victimizing Yourself”, in brianatheroux.com‎:

     It’s timely to bring this topic up because when the world is falling apart, people generally fall into two groups: those that self-victimize and those that take responsibility for their lives.