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An act that exploits or victimizes someone
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victimization
Word definitions for victimization in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1832, noun of action from victimize .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him" an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 An act that victimizes or exploits someone 2 adversity as a result of being a victim n. 1 An act that victimizes or exploits someone 2 adversity as a result of being a victim
Usage examples of victimization.
The harassment was so severe that his accuser, Anita Hill, continued working for Thomas for years, followed him to other jobs, exchanged friendly correspondence with him, and kept the story of her brutal victimization a secret for the next, oh, decade or so.
At the same time, Emperor Hirohito carried out these engagements with such stolid, uncomplaining discomfort that, in unanticipated ways, he actually became an intimate symbol of the suffering and victimization of his people.
He opened the door and rushed out onto the lawn, a frantic naked man utterly unable to comprehend -- his unmonitored pulse galloping headlong toward the finish line without him -- the rather unexceptional fact of his victimization by the forces of modern life.
But he now realized that through terrorism and victimization alone could loose lips be sealed.