English Explanatory Dictionary

vampire syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The idea that a person who has been sexually abused by a pedophile is more likely to become a pedophile.

Word forms

vampire syndrome

Etymology

Referring to the myth of vampires turning other people into vampires by biting them.

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