revictimization
Suffering abuse again
Revictimization is being victimized again, especially after a previous trauma.
The term often describes survivors of abuse or assault who experience further harm—whether through subsequent attacks, institutional indifference, or the legal process itself: She avoided reporting the assault, fearing revictimization by the system.
Research shows childhood abuse survivors face higher rates of revictimization in adulthood.
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- triggersCauses or activates
- retraumatizationRenewed experience of past trauma
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
dissociation · anxiety · fear · survivor · scars · suffering · wounds · distress
Act of redoing
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- loopCurve closing on itself
- spiralCurve winding around center
perpetuation · continuation · reoccurrence · sequence · reemergence · habituation · reenactment · reexposure
One who mistreats others
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
coercion · grooming · targeting · control · harassment · assault
Liability to influence
- riskPossibility of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
precariousness · endangerment · targeting · unprotected · at-risk · marginalization · disempowerment
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
coping · empowerment · advocacy · prevention · intervention
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- triggersCauses or activates
- retraumatizationRenewed experience of past trauma
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
hypervigilance · dissociation · anxiety · fear · survivor · scars · suffering · wounds · distress
repetition
Act of redoing
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- loopCurve closing on itself
spiral · perpetuation · continuation · reoccurrence · sequence · reemergence · habituation · reenactment · reexposure · retraumatization
abuser
One who mistreats others
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
manipulation · coercion · grooming · targeting · control · harassment · assault
susceptibility
Liability to influence
- riskPossibility of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
helplessness · precariousness · endangerment · targeting · unprotected · at-risk · marginalization · disempowerment
healing
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- supportTo uphold or sustain
resilience · coping · empowerment · advocacy · prevention · intervention
disbelief
Rejection of truth claims
- traumaabuse, abandonment, abandonment trauma, acute stress, amnesia
- victimologyvictimology, vulnerable populations, trauma recovery, complainant
revictimizationrecovery
Regaining what was lost
healing · protection · resilience · empowerment · post-traumatic growth
victim, victims, victimize, victimized, victimizing, victimization, victimizer, victimizers, revictimize