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Feeling "Victimized" - Flashcard Set (w/o images)

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Bullied

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: to frighten, hurt, or threaten (a smaller or weaker person) : to act like a bully toward (someone)

A group of girls were bullying [=picking on] her at the playground.
He bullied his younger brothers.

: to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force — usually + into

His boss bullied him into working overtime.
The kids were often bullied [=forced] into giving up their lunch money.

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Quashed

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: to stop (something) from continuing by doing or saying something

The riot was quashed by police.
The couple quashed rumors that they were engaged.

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Mistreated

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: to treat (someone or something) badly : abuse

They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.

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Scapegoated

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: a person who is unfairly blamed for something that others have done

The CEO was made the scapegoat for the company’s failures.

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Eviscerated

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: A vigorous verbal assault.

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Jinxed

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: to bring bad luck to (someone or something)

I thought they were going to win but I didn’t say so because I didn’t want to jinx them.
His luck has been so bad he feels jinxed.

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Hoodwinked

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: to deceive or trick (someone)

Don’t let yourself be hoodwinked into buying things you don’t need.

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Suffocated

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: to kill (someone) by making breathing impossible

— sometimes used figuratively
Anger and resentment slowly suffocated their marriage.
Critics say that the new tax will suffocate local businesses.

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Intruded upon

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: to encroach on someone or something or matters that concern only someone or something.

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Erased

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: to remove or destroy something, especially something that shows that that person or thing ever existed or happened:

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Set up

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: a situation in which someone is deliberately put in a bad position or made to look guilty — usually singular

Those aren’t my drugs. This is a setup! Someone is trying to frame me!

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Objectified

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: to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person

She says beauty pageants objectify women.

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Railroaded

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: to force (someone) into doing something quickly or without enough information

He railroaded her into signing the contract.
She’s trying to railroad us into buying the house.

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Reamed

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: to criticize (someone) in an angry way

He got reamed in the press for his comments.
She reamed him out for leaving the lights on.

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Denounced

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: to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong : to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly

The film was denounced for the way it portrayed its female characters.
The film was denounced [=condemned] as sexist.
The plan was denounced as risky and dangerous.

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Emasculated

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: to make (a man) feel less masculine : to deprive (a man) of his male strength, role, etc.

He plays the role of a meek husband who has been emasculated by his domineering wife.

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Controlled

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: under the control of the specified person or thing

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Denigrated

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: to say very critical and often unfair things about (someone)

Various groups denigrated [=slandered, maligned] both candidates throughout the presidential campaign.
Her story denigrates him as a person and as a teacher.

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Deceived

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: to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage

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Bamboozled

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: to trick or confuse (someone)

The salesperson bamboozled [=deceived] us into getting a more expensive item than we had planned to buy.
The quarterback was thoroughly bamboozled [=confused] by the defense.

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Abused

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: to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way

He abused [=mistreated] his wife both mentally and physically.
abuse a dog
He was accused of sexually/physically/psychologically abusing a child.

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Crushed

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: to make (someone) feel very unhappy, upset, etc.

The novelist was crushed by the editor’s comments.
A string of bad luck had crushed his spirit.
He was crushed by regret.
She owed many people money, and felt crushed [=overwhelmed] by the debt.

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Duped

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: to deceive or trick (someone) into believing or doing something

They duped her out of $300.
He was duped into buying a phony watch.
We were duped by the con artist.

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Devoured

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: to greatly affect or control (someone)

Jealousy devoured [=consumed] him.
She was devoured by guilt/remorse.

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Dumped-on

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: to give (something) to (someone else) to do, deal with, or think about because you do not want to

She dumped her chores on her little brother.
I can’t stand it when he dumps all his problems on me.
I hate to dump this on you.

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Debased

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: to lower the value or reputation of (someone or something) : to make (someone or something) less respected

The governor debased himself by lying to the public.
The holiday has been debased by commercialism.

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Cuckolded

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: a man whose wife has sex with someone else : a man’s whose wife commits adultery

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Cheated

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: to take something from (someone) by lying or breaking a rule

The store cheats its customers through false advertising.
He cheated [=tricked, swindled] the elderly couple out of their property.
I was cheated out of 20 dollars.

: to prevent (someone) from having something that he or she deserves or was expecting to get

They cheated him out of a fair deal.
Tourists felt cheated when they arrived and found out the cathedral was closed.

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Cursed

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: affected by a curse that causes bad things to happen

Some people think the old house is cursed.

: affected by something bad

The team has been cursed [=plagued] by injuries all year.
A people cursed with famine

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Degraded

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: to treat (someone or something) poorly and without respect

The group accuses the company of degrading women in its ads.
I am not going to degrade [=lower] myself by responding to these baseless accusations.
He felt degraded by their remarks.

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Deprived

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: not having the things that are needed for a good or healthy life

Emotionally deprived children
The diet allows you to eat small amounts of your favorite foods, so you won’t feel deprived.
People who are sleep-deprived [=people who do not get enough sleep]

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Damned

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: to say or think bad things about (someone or something) : to strongly criticize (someone or something)

He damned them for their stupidity.

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