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one-downmanship en · NOUN

Etymology

By analogy with one-upmanship.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A social tactic where someone tries to gain the upper hand in a conversation by emphasizing their own inferiority, hardships, or victimhood compares to others, often to elicit sympathy or undermine rivals.