victimizing
present participle ofvictimize
victimize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyvictimise)uk/ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/us/ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/totreatsomeone in anintentionallyunfairway,especiallybecause oftheirrace,sex,beliefs, etc.:
Heclaimedhe'd been victimized by thepolice.
Nixonfeltthat he was being victimized by themedia.
Treating people or animals badly
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannical
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Peers were found to respond to maltreated children's dysregulated behavior by avoiding, withdrawing from, or actively rejecting andvictimizingthem.
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Thus, a proportion of maltreated victims turn into offendersvictimizingothers.
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Human models ofvictimizingsimply cannot be representative of that form of industrial exploitation.
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Many people criticized the process forvictimizingsmall people disproportionately, while many politicians and businesses were left untouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The real-estate speculation began a process, which would benefit some sectors of society whilevictimizingothers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She's not a victim, not somebody who lets anyone come even close tovictimizingher.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It later transformed into a protection racket,victimizingvillagers and landowners alike through violence, intimidation and omert.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The inquiry reveals a blackmail ring that isvictimizinghundreds of vulnerable people.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ellen becomes convinced that a shark is deliberatelyvictimizingher family for the deaths of the first two sharks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He did not want the movement to degenerate into a contest of violence, with police and angry mobs attacking each other back and forth,victimizingcivilians in between.
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