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Adjective: victimized  'vik-ti,mIzd
  1. (of persons) taken advantage of
    "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but victimized";
    - exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimised [Brit]
Verb: victimize  'vik-ti,mIz
  1. Make a victim of
    "I was victimized by this con-man";
    - victimise [Brit]
     
  2. Punish unjustly
    "The innocent man was victimized by the corrupt justice system";
    - victimise [Brit]

See also: misused

Type of: penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, sanction, wrong

Encyclopedia: Victimized

Victimize