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Victimize

verb/vˈɪktɪmˌaɪz/
Definition
make a victim of
punish unjustly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈɪktɪmˌaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈɪktɪmˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈɪktɪmˌaɪz/
3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪktɪmˌaɪz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake a victim of
“I was victimized by this con-man”
verbpunish unjustly
verbdeprive of by deceit
“He swindled me out of my inheritance”
Word Forms
victimizationnounadversity resulting from being made a victim
victimizernouna person who victimizes others
victimnouna person who is tricked or swindled
victimisationnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
victimisernouna person who victimizes others
swindlernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
swindlenounthe act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
bunconouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
defraudernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scammernouna person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scamnouna fraudulent business scheme
gypnouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
connouna swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schikanieren
zum Opfer machen
🇫🇷French
victimiser
faire une victime de
🇪🇸Spanish
victimizar
hacer una víctima de
🇮🇹Italian
vittimizzare
fare una vittima di
🇳🇱Dutch
slachtoffer maken
slachtoffer van maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
vitimar
fazer uma vítima de
🇷🇺Russian
преследовать
сделать жертвой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
यातनाऐं
का शिकार बनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
শিকার করা
শিকার করা
🇮🇳Tamil
பலியாக்கு
ஒரு பலியாக
🇮🇳Telugu
బలిపశువును
బాధితురాలిని చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
बळी घेणे
चा बळी बनवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભોગ બનવું
નો શિકાર બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಲಿಪಶು
ಬಲಿಪಶು ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇരയാക്കുക
ഒരു ഇരയാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ
ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
شکار کرنا
کا شکار بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
受害
成为受害者
🇯🇵Japanese
犠牲にする
~の犠牲者にする
🇰🇷Korean
괴롭히다
피해자가 되다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
biến thành nạn nhân
làm nạn nhân của
🇹🇭Thai
ตกเป็นเหยื่อ
ทำให้ตกเป็นเหยื่อของ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengorbankan
menjadikan korban
🇵🇭Filipino
biktimahin
maging biktima ng
🇲🇾Malay
menjadi mangsa
jadikan mangsa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ضحية
جعل ضحية
🇮🇷Persian
قربانی کردن
قربانی کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
mağdur etmek
kurban etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
להקריב
להפוך לקורבן של
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'victimize'?
The primary meaning of 'victimize' is 'make a victim of'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'victimize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'victimize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'victimize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'victimize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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