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noun
- 1. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action: "victims of domestic violence" Similar Opposite
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VICTIM definition: 1. someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of…. Learn more.
The meaning of VICTIM is one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent. How to use victim in a sentence.
A victim is someone who has suffered as a result of someone else's actions or beliefs, or as a result of unpleasant circumstances. He was a victim of racial prejudice. [ + of ]
Victim definition: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency. See examples of VICTIM used in a sentence.
a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc. shooting/murder victims. flood/crash/accident victims. an innocent/unsuspecting victim. victims of crime/abuse/violence. the alleged victim of a serious assault.
Use the word victim to describe someone who has been wronged or harmed, like the victim of the armed robbery or the stores that went out of business, victims of the slow economy.
noun. /ˈvɪktəm/. a person who has been attacked, injured, or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc. murder/rape, etc. victims accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims victims of crime She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
What does the noun victim mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun victim . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
someone who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck: victims of crime. hurricane / flood victims. Fewer examples. The victim was stabbed repeatedly with a knife. In each case the unsuspecting victim had been invited into Cooper's home. He claimed he was provoked by the victim.
1. a person or thing that suffers harm, death, etc, from another or from some adverse act, circumstance, etc: victims of tyranny. 2. a person who is tricked or swindled; dupe. 3. a living person or animal sacrificed in a religious rite. [C15: from Latin victima]
