revictimizing
Wounding once more
Revictimizing is subjecting someone who has already been a victim to further harm, trauma, or injustice.
The term often appears in discussions of how institutions fail survivors: The lengthy cross-examination ended up revictimizing her.
Police procedures, court proceedings, or insensitive treatment can revictimize people who seek help after assault or abuse.
Renewed experience of past trauma
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
relapse · continuation · reinforcement · recurring · repetitive · systemic · institutional · ongoing
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- triggersCauses or activates
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
dissociation · panic · anxiety · reliving · avoidance · numbing · hyperarousal
Act of nullifying
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- dismissalRemoval from position
- stigmatizationMarking as disgraceful
marginalization · disempowerment · insensitivity · indifference · neglect · bureaucratic · cross-examination · interrogation
Painful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- isolationComplete separation from others
despair · hopelessness · suffering · humiliation · degradation · betrayal · abandonment · worthlessness
retraumatization
Renewed experience of past trauma
- perpetuationMaking something endure
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
pattern · relapse · continuation · reinforcement · recurring · repetitive · systemic · institutional · ongoing · repeated
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- triggersCauses or activates
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
hypervigilance · dissociation · panic · anxiety · reliving · avoidance · numbing · hyperarousal
invalidation
Act of nullifying
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- dismissalRemoval from position
stigmatization · marginalization · disempowerment · insensitivity · indifference · neglect · bureaucratic · cross-examination · interrogation · disbelief
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
isolation · despair · hopelessness · suffering · humiliation · degradation · betrayal · abandonment · worthlessness · self-blame
abuser
One who mistreats others
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
assailant · harasser · exploiter · oppressor · manipulator · coercer · bully · aggressor · tormentor · violator
revictimizinghealing
Restoration of health
supporting · rehabilitating · helping · restoring · nurturing
revictimizingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
validating · affirming · liberating · uplifting · strengthening
revictimizingprotecting
Keeping from harm
safeguarding · shielding · defending · sheltering · standing up for
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