释义
[ vik-tuh -muh -zey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌvɪk tə məˈzeɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of making someone into a victim by harming or killing them: Mentally ill homeless 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: We need to understand that victimization is an attitude, a decision: you may have no control over what happens to you, but you can control what you do with it.
Origin of victimization victimiz(e) + -ation
Words nearby victimization vicontiel, Vicq d'Azyr's bundle, Vict., Victa, victim, victimization , victimize, victimless crime, victimology, Victoire, victor
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Example sentences from the Web for victimization The politics of victimization are a potent force in the world today.
We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars | William O’Connor| August 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the language used in defiance of these anti-discrimination laws takes on the language of victimization .
Religious Conservatives Are the New Minority, But They’re Not Victims | Gene Robinson| March 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Being pressed to conform to such a change in majority opinion must feel like victimization .
Religious Conservatives Are the New Minority, But They’re Not Victims | Gene Robinson| March 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At that age, the sense of victimization is very strong, and “Les Mis” is all about victimization .
Why All the Hate for Les Mis? | Megan McArdle| January 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
How much longer are we going to accept the cries of victimization from the strongest and richest nation in the Middle East?
A Blunder No PR Can Fix | Reza Aslan| June 1, 2010| DAILY BEAST
They do save money, and are thus fattened up to a state which admits of victimization .
North America, Volume I (of 2) | Anthony Trollope
Ten shillings per week to be paid in strike and victimization pay.
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography | George 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 Autobiography | George 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 Autobiography | George Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
The correspondence revealed most glaring cases of victimization .
From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography | George Edwards M.P., O.B.E.
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