|
|
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], nobble [Brit], diddle, bunco [N. Amer], defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle [N. Amer], short-change, con, grift [N. Amer], ream [N. Amer], bunko
See also: misused Type of: cheat, chisel, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, rip off, sanction, wrong Encyclopedia: Victimised Victimise |