Victimize
verb
To treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs.
Many immigrants are being victimized by the new law.
Often appears as...
- victimize by law
- victimize the innocent
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Disapproving
verb
To make someone a victim or to harm someone.
He felt victimized after his friends left him at the mall.
Often appears as...
- feel victimized
- victimize innocent people
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Disapproving
verb
To cheat or steal from someone.
The thief victimized the elderly woman by stealing her purse.
Often appears as...
- victimize the elderly
- victimize the poor
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs.
Many immigrants are being victimized by the new law.
Often appears as...
- victimize by law
- victimize the innocent
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make someone a victim or to harm someone.
He felt victimized after his friends left him at the mall.
Often appears as...
- feel victimized
- victimize innocent people
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To cheat or steal from someone.
The thief victimized the elderly woman by stealing her purse.
Often appears as...
- victimize the elderly
- victimize the poor
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used when highlighting imbalances of power, especially in social or political issues.
The ruling party is being accused of victimizing the opposition.
Pro Tip 2/3Systematic Injustice
Implies a recurring pattern or system that unfairly targets certain groups.
Activists argue that the policy victimizes minority communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong negative emotional connotation, reflecting serious mistreatment.
Refugees often feel victimized by harsh immigration laws.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used when highlighting imbalances of power, especially in social or political issues.
The ruling party is being accused of victimizing the opposition.
Pro Tip 2/3Systematic Injustice
Implies a recurring pattern or system that unfairly targets certain groups.
Activists argue that the policy victimizes minority communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong negative emotional connotation, reflecting serious mistreatment.
Refugees often feel victimized by harsh immigration laws.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used when highlighting imbalances of power, especially in social or political issues.
The ruling party is being accused of victimizing the opposition.
Pro Tip 2/3Systematic Injustice
Implies a recurring pattern or system that unfairly targets certain groups.
Activists argue that the policy victimizes minority communities.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong negative emotional connotation, reflecting serious mistreatment.
Refugees often feel victimized by harsh immigration laws.
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The political power of...
In fact, that's why I decided to run for office in the first place. And my first job as mayor was helping our community to see ourselves, our neighbors, not just in the people victimized by violence but also in the perpetrators. We realized that those who enact pain in our society, those who are committing homicides and contributing to gun violence,
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The US is addicted to...
before someone actually has to plead their case. Sure. So, being held in jail even for a few days can change the trajectory of your life. It is not only the place where you can be victimized, sexually, you can be exposed to violence, you'll be traumatized in all sorts of ways while you're in the jail,
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
for stealing a bicycle, for low-level property crimes, rather than making them give those resources back to the people who they victimized. I believe we need to do more to help people who are victimized by crime, not do less. And I think our current punishment philosophy does nothing for no one.
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We need to talk about an...
bicycle for low-level property crimes rather than making them give those resources back to the people who they victimized I believe we need to do more to help people who are victimized by crime not do less and I think our current punishment philosophy does nothing for no one and I think that's
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What it takes to make...
neither idealizing nor victimizing. It requires immersing in the lives of others, understanding the structures that get in their way and being honest about where they might be holding themselves back. That requires deep listening from a place of inquiry,
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A blueprint for...
the final component is closure which is a point at which the culpable party in the victimized community come to an agreement that the debt has been paid and no further claim will be made unless there's a renewal of the atrocities that
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How to Alter the...
who fits their profile or are even victimized by such unprofessional help. In the absence of regulation and interest by the state, I saw an opportunity. With my team, we created a platform with an assessment system for psychologists
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How I unlearned...
but in support of young males in my community. The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink that allows our males to continue to victimize others as well as themselves.
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Ai Weiwei detained. Here...
government refused to give out the truth of who is dead and how many of them amount of them there's a lot of students which is crashed by mishandling of the construction work its victimized by the
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What the Discovery of...
it was a racist deep and victimized 111 people from beneath and brought them here with the intent of enslaving them
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The political power of...
In fact, that's why I decided to run for office in the first place. And my first job as mayor was helping our community to see ourselves, our neighbors, not just in the people victimized by violence but also in the perpetrators. We realized that those who enact pain in our society, those who are committing homicides and contributing to gun violence,
Video examples
The US is addicted to...
before someone actually has to plead their case. Sure. So, being held in jail even for a few days can change the trajectory of your life. It is not only the place where you can be victimized, sexually, you can be exposed to violence, you'll be traumatized in all sorts of ways while you're in the jail,
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
for stealing a bicycle, for low-level property crimes, rather than making them give those resources back to the people who they victimized. I believe we need to do more to help people who are victimized by crime, not do less. And I think our current punishment philosophy does nothing for no one.
Video examples
We need to talk about an...
bicycle for low-level property crimes rather than making them give those resources back to the people who they victimized I believe we need to do more to help people who are victimized by crime not do less and I think our current punishment philosophy does nothing for no one and I think that's
Video examples
What it takes to make...
neither idealizing nor victimizing. It requires immersing in the lives of others, understanding the structures that get in their way and being honest about where they might be holding themselves back. That requires deep listening from a place of inquiry,
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A blueprint for...
the final component is closure which is a point at which the culpable party in the victimized community come to an agreement that the debt has been paid and no further claim will be made unless there's a renewal of the atrocities that
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How to Alter the...
who fits their profile or are even victimized by such unprofessional help. In the absence of regulation and interest by the state, I saw an opportunity. With my team, we created a platform with an assessment system for psychologists
Video examples
How I unlearned...
but in support of young males in my community. The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink that allows our males to continue to victimize others as well as themselves.
Video examples
Ai Weiwei detained. Here...
government refused to give out the truth of who is dead and how many of them amount of them there's a lot of students which is crashed by mishandling of the construction work its victimized by the
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What the Discovery of...
it was a racist deep and victimized 111 people from beneath and brought them here with the intent of enslaving them
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I always look for a story that hasn't been told in the same way. I don't care about a lot of the usual elements people use for a quick drama boost. I want to know, for example, what happens when a man who was victimized by his father tries to be a father to a woman sixty years his senior.
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Robert Casey
American Politician
In short, our response as a party should be to work to solve the crises that produce crisis pregnancies, and work to make life worth living for mother and child, rather than victimize the child as a way of dealing with the crisis.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense. Through this discourse, whites characterize themselves as victimized, slammed, blamed, and attacked.
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Melina Matsoukas
American Director
It's important for women to embrace their beauty and sexuality. Females are victimized and made to feel ashamed of their bodies, or they can't be smart and beautiful, and I try to work against that.
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Angela Stanton-King
American Author
We have to create a safe space where our communities feel protected by the police instead of victimized. We also need to make sure our police officers feel appreciated as our local heroes.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
It is plain that we don't care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labor and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices.
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Elise Stefanik
American Politician
Children especially deserve our support after they are rescued from those who have victimized them.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.
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Mark Shields
American Journalist
John McCain was victimized in the South Carolina primary.
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Payal Rohatgi
Indian Actress
I have been politically victimized.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
I always look for a story that hasn't been told in the same way. I don't care about a lot of the usual elements people use for a quick drama boost. I want to know, for example, what happens when a man who was victimized by his father tries to be a father to a woman sixty years his senior.
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Robert Casey
American Politician
In short, our response as a party should be to work to solve the crises that produce crisis pregnancies, and work to make life worth living for mother and child, rather than victimize the child as a way of dealing with the crisis.
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Robin DiAngelo
American Educator
One way that whites protect their positions when challenged on race is to invoke the discourse of self-defense. Through this discourse, whites characterize themselves as victimized, slammed, blamed, and attacked.
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Melina Matsoukas
American Director
It's important for women to embrace their beauty and sexuality. Females are victimized and made to feel ashamed of their bodies, or they can't be smart and beautiful, and I try to work against that.
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Angela Stanton-King
American Author
We have to create a safe space where our communities feel protected by the police instead of victimized. We also need to make sure our police officers feel appreciated as our local heroes.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
It is plain that we don't care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labor and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices.
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Elise Stefanik
American Politician
Children especially deserve our support after they are rescued from those who have victimized them.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.
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Mark Shields
American Journalist
John McCain was victimized in the South Carolina primary.
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Payal Rohatgi
Indian Actress
I have been politically victimized.
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