victimizing in English

verb

1

single (someone) out for cruel or unjust treatment.

scam artists who victimize senior citizens

synonyms: persecute, pick on, push around, bully, abuse, discriminate against, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, terrorize, hector, exploit, prey on, take advantage of, dupe, cheat, double-cross, get at, have it in for, give someone a hard time, hassle, lean on, gang up on

verb

• persecute, pick on, push around, bully, abuse, discriminate against, ill-treat, mistreat, maltreat, terrorize, hector, exploit, prey on, take advantage of, dupe, cheat, double-cross, get at, have it in for, give someone a hard time, hassle, lean on, gang up on
• goldbrick, con, mulct, swindle, gip, bunco, diddle, hornswoggle, scam, nobble, defraud, short-change, gyp, rook

Use "victimizing" in a sentence

1. We, as a society, we have PhDs in victimizing a victim.

2. In contrast, the "Apotheosizing" perspective views the poor as heroic, and society as victimizing them

3. Trans Bashing is the act of victimizing a person emotionally, physically, sexually, or verbally because they are transgender

4. Instead of self-victimizing and self- Aggrandizing, instead of being spiteful and vindictive, President Trump could have used his nationally televised speech to show some contrition and unite the nation.