What Does Victimized Mean?

Victimisation is the process of being victimised or becoming a victim. The field that studies the process, rates, incidence, effects, and prevalence of victimisation is called victimology.

What does being victimized mean?

: to treat (someone) cruelly or unfairly. : to make a victim of (someone) : to harm or commit a crime against (someone) See the full definition for victimize in the English Language Learners Dictionary. victimize.

What is the difference between victim and victimized?

A victim is someone who has had something bad done to them, like the victim of a murder or a burglary. To victimize is to put someone in that position. A serial killer victimizes the people they kill. A swindler victimizes the people they cheat out of money.