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Adjective: victimised 'vik-ti,mIzd Usage: Brit (N. Amer: victimized)
- (of persons) taken advantage of
"after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but victimised"; - exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized Verb: victimise 'vik-ti,mIz Usage: Brit (N. Amer: victimize)
- Make a victim of
"I was victimised by this con-man"; - victimize - Punish unjustly
- victimize - Deprive of by deceit
"He victimised me out of my inheritance"; - victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], nobble [Brit, informal], diddle [informal], bunco [N. Amer, informal], defraud, scam [informal], mulct, hornswoggle [N. Amer, informal], short-change, con [informal], grift [N. Amer, informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal]
See also: misused Type of: cheat, chisel [informal], penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, rip off [informal], sanction, wrong Encyclopedia: Victimised Victimise |