one-downmanship

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|psychology}} A [[social]] [[tactic]] where someone [[tries]] to [[gain]] the [[upper hand]] in a [[conversation]] by [[emphasizing]] their own [[inferiority]], [[hardship]]s, or [[victimhood]] [[compare]]s to others, often to [[elicit]] [[sympathy]] or [[undermine]] [[rival]]s.

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