English Explanatory Dictionary

DARVO

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender, a behavior of perpetrators of wrongdoing (especially sexual offenders), when accused of attacking their victim, reversing the roles of victim and offender.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑː.vəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-DARVO.wav /ˈdɑɹ.voʊ/

Word forms

DARVO

Etymology

Acronym of “Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender”. Coined by Jennifer J. Freyd in “Violations of power, adaptive blindness, and betrayal trauma theory” (1997), Feminism & Psychology.

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