victimization
[vik-tuh-muh-ZAY-shuhn]
nounfemininepl: victimizations / vitimizações
vitimização
1. The act or process of making someone a victim; subjecting someone to harm, abuse, or exploitation
The victimization of vulnerable populations is a serious social issue.
A vitimização de populações vulneráveis é uma questão social séria.
2. The state or condition of being victimized or treated as a victim
Survivors often experience secondary victimization by the legal system.
Sobreviventes frequentemente experimentam vitimização secundária pelo sistema legal.
3. Deliberate targeting or discrimination against an individual or group
Workplace victimization can lead to psychological trauma.
A vitimização no local de trabalho pode levar a trauma psicológico.
Related Idioms & Phrases
secondary victimization - vitimização secundária (additional trauma from system response)
cycle of victimization - ciclo de vitimização (repeated pattern of being victimized)
victimic blaming - culpabilização da vítima (blaming the victim instead of the perpetrator)
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