victimized
- adjective
- /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪzd/
- US
- After being unfairly blamed for a mistake, he felt completely victimized by his colleagues.
And just like that, they become whiny and victimized and sullen and resentful.
- And just like that, they become whiny and victimized and sullen and resentful.
- And in her mind, she can wrap herself around the idea that a person is evil and victimized and she can forgive that.
- It's more flying monkey smear campaign, victimized rants on social media kind of stuff.
- A natural abandonment because there's no room for it of any type of victimized mentality, any type of.
- But they were so specifically like the hot Latina big words, not very good English or so victimized.
Examples
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Then there's also actually being a victim of the system, being victimized by the system.
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Again, even when you truly have been victimized, you do not have to play the victim and you certainly don't have to repeat that pattern.
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You may really be being victimized, but the question is, is that going to serve you moving forward?
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And you, once again, my people are being victimized because all we're trying to do is to make enough money to feed our families.
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I'm sitting here being victimized all over again.
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Then you're going to be further victimized because no one's there to help you.
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And in fact, they often present as somewhat depressed, victimized, or even needy.
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And just like that, they become whiny and victimized and sullen and resentful.
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I better, you know, be tight with my folks so that I don't get dehumanized and victimized, scapegoated.
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So the individual that's victimized doesn't have time to fight back, doesn't have time to offset.
Synonyms
People who are treated badly by those with power
Other people make someone do more than is fair
Treated unfairly so someone else gains
Treated badly by other people
A person who has been hurt physically or emotionally by someone many times
A person whom others take advantage of and do not respect
Hurt or not cared for by other people
Treated cruelly or unfairly by other people
Hurt or abused by other people
Treated cruelly or violently, often more than once
Antonyms
How Victimized
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Victimized comes from the everyday word victim, which comes from the old Latin word victima meaning 'a creature offered as a sacrifice' and later 'a person who is harmed'. So, to be victimized is to be made a 'victim', treated unfairly or made to suffer.