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victim mentality

acquired personality trait in which a person tends to consider oneself as a victim of the negative actions of others, and to behave as if this were the case in the face of contrary evidence of such circumstances
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victim mentality

Summary

victim mentality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,436 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • victim mentality is a type of cognitive bias[2].
  • victim mentality is a type of personality trait[3].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include cognitive bias[2] and personality trait[3].

Why It Matters

victim mentality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,436 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cognitive bias, personality trait
    Subclass of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27899, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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