Definitions

victimization

[vik-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn] / ˌvɪk tə məˈzeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

cheating someone, being cheated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deception

STRONG

artifice baloney bunco chicanery con deceit dodge double-dealing fake fix flimflam fraud hoax humbug hustle imposture jazz jive put on racket ripoff scam sham spoof sting stunt swindle trickery whitewash

WEAK

bamboozlement bill of goods con game cozening dirty pool dirty trick fast one fast shuffle hanky-panky hoaxing run around shady deal shell game snow job

Antonyms

STRONG

forthrightness frankness honesty

Example Sentences

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While reported crime fell, the Justice Department’s 2024 victimization survey found violent victimization rates hadn’t fallen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Some researchers caution that victimization surveys don’t line up with the fall in reported crime, possibly muddying the picture for some offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Still, the main takeaway is that overall rates of reported crime victimization across America, in both urban and rural areas, have been dropping for decades: They are 58% lower in 2022 than in 1979.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel brings nuance to communities that have been ravaged by extractive capitalism and then shamed for their victimization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Thus, for a few years, students could be lured by a romantic idea of their victimization.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

victimization

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