What is another word for victimizing ?

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

taking unfair advantage of

using for one's own ends

doing an injustice to

putting one over on

living off the backs of

treating unfairly

withholding rights from

taking liberties with

making use of

trespassing

making unfair claims 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

punishing repeatedly and unfairly

carping at

badgering

coercing

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

making it hot for someone

putting the frighteners on

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

selling down the river

leading down the garden path

selling a bill of goods

doing someone in the eye

balking^US

baulking^UK

putting the screws to

sucking the life out of

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

bleeding someone of something

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

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

putting someone up to something

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

biasing^US

biassing^UK

playing fast and loose with

slipping something over on

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

playing someone false

twisting around your little finger

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

going one better than

dissimulating

fudging with

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

persecuting

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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Verb

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

picking on

making things hot for someone

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your nerves

rubbing up the wrong way

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

picking at

driving round the bend

giving someone the hump

agonizing^US

bending someone's ear

agonising^UK

driving round the twist

undoing

getting at

getting under your skin

making someone see red

criticizing^US

keeping complaining to

criticising^UK

getting on one's nerves

moaning at

putting someone's nose out of joint

egging on

intruding upon

making anxious

making somebody's hackles rise

imposing on

insulting

antagonizing^US

getting your hackles up

getting your dander up

making your blood boil

ruffling one's feathers

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

bringing pressure to bear on

driving you up the wall

browning off

making cross

rubbing you up the wrong way

teeing off

driving mad

giving someone the pip

busting someone's balls

taking it out on

causing concern to

preying on your mind

causing discomfort to

getting a rise out of

working up

nonplussing

abashing

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

searching high heaven

jumping on one's case

putting the squeeze on

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

stunning

making a monkey of

throwing into a tizzy

catching one short

making awkward

making self-conscious

putting in a hole

showing up

putting out of countenance

hurting somebody's feelings

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Verb

Present participle for to treat badly, cruelly, or violently

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

beating the living daylights out of

treating harshly

making someone suffer

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Verb

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

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