What is another word for victimizing ?

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

making hay while the sun shines

using for one's own ends

doing an injustice to

putting one over on

living off the backs of

treating unfairly

withholding rights from

ill-treating

taking liberties with

utilizing^US

utilising^UK

getting mileage out of

putting to use

making capital out of

using to advantage

using to good advantage

turning to good use

making the best use of

employing

maximizing^US

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

maximising^UK

striking while the iron is hot

doing well out of

turning to one's advantage

getting the most out of

deriving benefit from

obtaining an advantage from

reaping the benefit of

punishing

walking on

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Verb

Present participle for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment

making things hot for someone

demonising^UK

demonizing^US

discriminating against

having your knife into

having a down on

stacking the deck

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

agonizing^US

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

agonising^UK

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

inflicting suffering on

bossing around

bossing about

riding roughshod over

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“Federal restrictions were never intended to victimize the citizens in this way.”

Verb

selling a bill of goods to

Present participle for to cheat or swindle someone

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

taking advantage of

taking for a ride

taking to the cleaners

pulling a fast one on

leading up the garden path

giving someone a bum steer

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

short-changing

double-dealing

selling down the river

leading down the garden path

selling a bill of goods

doing someone in the eye

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

penalising^UK

punishing

baulking^UK

balking^US

penalizing^US

putting the screws to

stumping

sucking the life out of

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

bleeding someone of something

giving wrong information to

putting up smoke screen

giving the wrong impression

sending on a wild goose chase

putting on the wrong track

covering up

playing trick on

putting on an act

leading up garden path

putting on false front

imposing on

throwing off the scent

slipping something over on

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

putting someone up to something

going one better than

poking borack

soliciting

biasing^US

biassing^UK

playing someone false

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

steering

sending on a wild-goose chase

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

twisting around your little finger

finding a loophole in

tampering with

exploiting a loophole in

departing from the truth

not telling the truth

saying something untrue

inventing a story

telling a terminological inexactitude

committing perjury

telling a falsehood

telling stories

bearing false witness

breaking promise

telling untruths

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“They are delusional, psychotic, and power-tripping thinkers who are ready and willing to victimize unsuspecting consumers for personal profit.”

Verb

Present participle for to oppress or domineer (someone) with one's authority

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

ruling with a rod of iron

riding roughshod over

ruling with an iron hand

ruling despotically

treating brutally

bringing someone to their knees

having someone under your thumb

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

playing the heavy with

gaining ascendancy over

making someone suffer

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Present participle for to annoy or harass, especially in an unkind or bothersome way

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your nerves

rubbing up the wrong way

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

getting on your wick

driving round the bend

giving someone the hump

hacking you off

working on

getting at

getting under your skin

making waves

making someone see red

agonizing^US

bending someone's ear

agonising^UK

driving round the twist

getting on one's nerves

undoing

making somebody's hackles rise

criticizing^US

keeping complaining to

criticising^UK

making your blood boil

throwing off balance

making uncomfortable

exercising

ruffling one's feathers

moaning at

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting up someone's nose

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

driving you up the wall

bringing pressure to bear on

leaning on

pressurising^UK

getting a rise out of

getting in the hair of

razzing

taking the mickey

getting on the nerves of

taking the piss out of

causing discomfort to

searching high heaven

busting someone's balls

hurting somebody's feelings

jumping on one's case

putting the squeeze on

throwing into a tizzy

making self-conscious

putting in a spot

putting in a hole

showing up

putting out of countenance

letting down

shouting down

rubbing you up the wrong way

incommoding

teeing off

giving someone the pip

testing

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to treat someone or something badly or unkindly

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

dishonoring^US

doing an injustice to

stepping on the toes of

hitting where one lives

beating the living daylights out of

doing a disservice to

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

giving someone the works

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

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