sympathism
The habit of positioning oneself as a victim or martyr so as to elicit sympathy from…The habit of positioning oneself as a victim or martyr so as to elicit sympathy from others.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The habit of positioning oneself as a victim or martyr so as to elicit sympathy from others.
Origin
From sympathy + -ism.From sympathy + -ism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable