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revictimizer

revictimizer noun: one who revictimizes; an aggressor or bully who goes on to victimize the same person again, especially after some intervention or punishment.

Noun

revictimizer (plural revictimizers)

  1. One who revictimizes; an aggressor or bully who goes on to victimize the same person again, especially after some intervention or punishment.
    • If so, what does that tell us about the relationships these girls are repeatedly drawn to, and how might these men function as revictimizers?1999, Mike A. Males, Framing Youth: Ten Myths about the Next Generation, page 190
    • Arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, nonetheless, did not prevent reabuse, and revictimizers were particularly prone to violating orders of protection (A. Klein et al., 2008).2010, Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin, Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction, page 608

Forms of revictimizer

pluralrevictimizers

Origin of revictimizer

From revictimize + -er.

Questions about revictimizer

What does revictimizer mean?
Revictimizer means one who revictimizes; an aggressor or bully who goes on to victimize the same person again, especially after some intervention or punishment.
What part of speech is revictimizer?
Revictimizer is a noun.
What is the plural of revictimizer?
The plural of revictimizer is revictimizers.

Words near revictimizer in the dictionary

  1. revictimising
  2. revictimization
  3. revictimizations
  4. revictimize
  5. revictimized
  6. revictimizer
  7. revictimizers
  8. revictimizes
  9. revictimizing
  10. reviction
  11. revictual

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