victimizeverb [ T ]
UK usually victimise uk/ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/us/ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc.:
He claimed he'd been victimized by the police.
Nixon felt that he was being victimized by the media.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- put sb through sth
- sexual harassment
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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victimization
noun [ U ] UK usually victimisation uk/ˌvɪk.tɪ.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌvɪk.tə.məˈzeɪ.ʃən/