persecution complex

noun

1. psychol an acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures

Example Sentences

You'll notice that his persecution complex was in full effect even then, as he whines to Walters that nobody's ever been treated as unfairly as he has been.

From Salon

Apparent dementia, plus sociopathy, plus a cult-like following, combined with vindictiveness, a persecution complex, a love of autocracy, and an entire far-right ecosystem bent on turning America into one, is a formula for the end of our democratic republic.

From Salon

Sure, some of his backers probably identified with his epic persecution complex, but that alone doesn’t explain the worshipful enthusiasm among some of his fans for his mug shot.

From Seattle Times

"Instead of having an organic connection with the Canadian society, a lot of the people are just thrown in at a young age, making them vulnerable to a sanitised and linear understanding of being Sikh," he says, adding that wanting to "belong somewhere" might snare them "in a persecution complex".

From BBC

"Every time they lose it furthers their martyrdom and persecution complex."

From BBC