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View synonyms for victimization
victimization
[ vik-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of making someone into a victim by harming or killing them:
Mentally ill people who wander these streets are particularly vulnerable to victimization by criminal predators.
- the act or fact of blaming others for the hardships one encounters in life:
That school of thought says that victimization is an attitude: you may have no control over what happens to you, but you can control what you do with it.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of victimization1
First recorded in 1840–50; victimiz(e) ( def ) + -ation ( def )
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