Meaning & use
victimization
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The act of making someone a victim, especially by treating them unfairly or cruelly.
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The report documented widespread victimization of workers who tried to unionize.
She refused to let her difficult childhood define her as a story of victimization.
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Victimization is often used in legal, psychological, and social contexts to describe patterns of unfair or harmful treatment.
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