stalking victim
Harasser's unwilling focus
A stalking victim is a person subjected to repeated, unwanted pursuit or harassment by another individual.
The term appears in legal contexts, support resources, and news coverage: Stalking victims often change their routines to feel safe.
The phrase emphasizes the crime's impact on the person being targeted rather than the stalker's behavior.
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- fearEmotional response to threat
- preyAnimal being hunted
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
surveillance · threat · safety · hiding · safe house · paranoia · restraining order · no contact order · escape · personal safety · pursuit · silent calls · shadows · watching · helpless · trauma · phone calls · letters
- victimscasualty, survivors, fatality, casualties, sufferer
- protected personsnoncombatant, civilian, refugee, asylum seeker, minor
- victimologyvictimology, revictimization, vulnerable populations, trauma recovery, complainant