victimization

verb (used with object), vic·tim·ized, vic·tim·iz·ing.

to make a victim of.

to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.

to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.

Also, especially British, vic·tim·ise.

Origin:
1820–30; victim + -ize

Related forms

vic·tim·i·za·tion, noun

vic·tim·iz·er, noun

un·vic·tim·ized, adjective

Synonyms
2. defraud, fool, hoodwink, beguile. See cheat.

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victimize or victimise (ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz)

—vb
1.	to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
2.	to make a victim of
3.	to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim

victimise or victimise

—vb

victimi'zation or victimise

—n

victimi'sation or victimise

—n

'victimizer or victimise

—n

'victimiser or victimise

—n

victimize or victimise (ˈvɪktɪˌmaɪz)

—vb
1.	to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
2.	to make a victim of
3.	to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim

victimise or victimise

—vb

victimi'zation or victimise

—n

victimi'sation or victimise

—n

'victimizer or victimise

—n

'victimiser or victimise

—n

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Word Origin & History

victimize

1830, from victim + -ize. Related: Victimized; victimization.

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"Oh, the holiness of always being the injured party. The historically oppressed can find not only sanctity but safety in the state of victimization. When access to a better life has been denied often enough, and successfully enough, one can use the rejection as an excuse to cease all efforts. After all, one reckons, "they" don't want me, "they" accept their own mediocrity and refuse my best, "they" don't deserve me."

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