victimise meaning

Verb: victimise 'viktu`mIz
Usage: Brit (=victimize)

Make a victim of
"I was victimised by this con-man"
- victimize
Punish unjustly
- victimize
Deprive of by deceit
- victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick [N. Amer], nobble [Brit], diddle, bunco [N. Amer], defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle [N. Amer], short-change, con, grift [N. Amer], ream [N. Amer]

Derived forms: victimising, victimises, victimised

See also: victim, victimisation [Brit], victimiser [Brit]

Type of: cheat, chisel, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, rip off, wrong

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chelsea winger arjen robben has claimed he has been victimised by referees in recent matches
she, poor innocent creature, is left to be victimised by an old man, who has outlived his wits
yet the coach reserved his first post-match comments for the press he accused of victimising his team
not so long ago neuroscientists, too, were guilty of victimising the mentally ill and the imprisoned in the name of science
the skilled and experienced detectives of the commercial crime bureau investigate offences that victimise many innocent investors