victimize
- to make a victim of.
- to dupe, swindle, or cheat: to victimize poor widows.
- to slay as or like a sacrificial victim.
Origin of victimize
Synonyms for victimize
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Related Words for victimization
deception, scam, frame, artifice, sting, hoax, racket, sham, fake, sell, trickery, fix, baloney, rip-off, imposture, dodge, double-dealing, plant, whitewash, jazzExamples from the Web for victimization
Contemporary Examples of victimization
The politics of victimization are a potent force in the world today.
Indeed, the language used in defiance of these anti-discrimination laws takes on the language of victimization.
Being pressed to conform to such a change in majority opinion must feel like victimization.
At that age, the sense of victimization is very strong, and “Les Mis” is all about victimization.
How much longer are we going to accept the cries of victimization from the strongest and richest nation in the Middle East?
Historical Examples of victimization
Ten shillings per week to be paid in strike and victimization pay.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an AutobiographyGeorge Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
My victimization had created a bitter feeling in the division, and some very exciting scenes occurred during the election.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an AutobiographyGeorge Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
During the quarter I had several lock-out cases and victimization cases to deal with, which cost the Union several pounds.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an AutobiographyGeorge Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
My old friend George Hewitt, the branch secretary, was specially marked out for victimization.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an AutobiographyGeorge Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
They do save money, and are thus fattened up to a state which admits of victimization.
North America, Volume I (of 2)Anthony Trollope
victimize
victimise
- to punish or discriminate against selectively or unfairly
- to make a victim of
- to kill as or in a manner resembling a sacrificial victim
Word Origin and History for victimization
1840, noun of action from victimize.