Victimisation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌɪktɪməzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌɪktɪmaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌɪktɪmaɪzˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /vˌɪktɪməzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

capitalistic exploitation of the working class
paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exploitation victimization using

Parts of Speech

noun	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) “capitalistic exploitation of the working class”

Word Forms

exploit	verb	use or manipulate to one's advantage
victimize	verb	deprive of by deceit
victimise	verb	make a victim of
use	verb	seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Viktimisierung

eine Handlung, die jemanden ausbeutet oder schikaniert (ungerecht behandelt)

🇪🇸Spanish

persecución

un acto que explota o victimiza a alguien (lo trata injustamente)

🇮🇹Italian

vittimizzazione

un atto che sfrutta o vittimizza qualcuno (lo tratta ingiustamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

slachtofferschap

een handeling die iemand uitbuit of tot slachtoffer maakt (hem oneerlijk behandelt)

🇵🇹Portuguese

vitimização

um ato que explora ou vitimiza alguém (trata-o injustamente)

🇷🇺Russian

виктимизация

действие, которое эксплуатирует или преследует кого-либо (относится к нему несправедливо)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ुल्म

ऐसा कार्य जो किसी का शोषण या उत्पीड़न करता है (उनके साथ गलत व्यवहार करता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

শিকার

এমন একটি কাজ যা কাউকে শোষণ বা শিকার করে (তাদের সাথে অন্যায় আচরণ করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கல்

ஒருவரை சுரண்டும் அல்லது பலிவாங்கும் செயல் (அவர்களை நியாயமற்ற முறையில் நடத்துகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

బలిదానం

ఒకరిని దోపిడీ చేసే లేదా బాధించే చర్య (వారితో అన్యాయంగా ప్రవర్తిస్తుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

बळी घेणे

एखाद्याचे शोषण किंवा पीडित करणारी कृती (त्यांच्याशी अन्यायकारक वागणूक)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિકાર

એક કૃત્ય જે કોઈનું શોષણ કરે છે અથવા તેનો ભોગ બને છે (તેમની સાથે અન્યાયી વર્તન કરે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲಿಪಶು

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಶೋಷಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲಿಪಶು ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಅವರನ್ನು ಅನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരയാക്കൽ

ആരെയെങ്കിലും ചൂഷണം ചെയ്യുകയോ ഇരയാക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി (അവരോട് അന്യായമായി പെരുമാറുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕੰਮ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਪੀੜਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شکار

ایک ایسا عمل جو کسی کا استحصال کرتا ہے یا اسے متاثر کرتا ہے (ان کے ساتھ غیر منصفانہ سلوک کرتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受害

剥削或伤害某人的行为（不公平地对待他们）

🇯🇵Japanese

被害者化

誰かを搾取または犠牲にする行為（不当に扱う）

🇰🇷Korean

희생

누군가를 착취하거나 피해를 입히는 행위(부당하게 대우하는 행위)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự biến thành nạn nhân

một hành động bóc lột hoặc làm nạn nhân của ai đó (đối xử không công bằng với họ)

🇹🇭Thai

การตกเป็นเหยื่อ

การกระทำที่หาประโยชน์หรือตกเป็นเหยื่อของใครบางคน (ปฏิบัติต่อพวกเขาอย่างไม่ยุติธรรม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembohongan

tindakan yang mengeksploitasi atau menjadikan seseorang sebagai korban (memperlakukan mereka dengan tidak adil)

🇵🇭Filipino

pambibiktima

isang kilos na nananamantala o bumibiktima sa isang tao (hindi patas ang pagtrato sa kanila)

🇲🇾Malay

penganiayaan

perbuatan yang mengeksploitasi atau menganiaya seseorang (melayan mereka secara tidak adil)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإيذاء

فعل يستغل أو يقع ضحية لشخص ما (يعامله بشكل غير عادل)

🇮🇷Persian

قربانی شدن

عملی که باعث سوء استفاده یا قربانی شدن کسی می شود (با آنها ناعادلانه رفتار می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

mağduriyet

Birini sömüren veya mağdur eden bir eylem (onlara adaletsiz davranan)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורבנות

מעשה שמנצל או קורבן מישהו (מתייחס אליו בצורה לא הוגנת)

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The primary meaning of 'victimisation' is 'an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)'.

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