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