victim
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
a person who is deceived or cheated, as by their own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency: a victim of misplaced confidence;the victim of a swindler;a victim of an optical illusion.
a person or animal sacrificed or regarded as sacrificed: war victims.
a living creature sacrificed in religious rites.
Origin of victim
1Other words from victim
- vic·tim·hood, noun
- vic·tim·less, adjective
- non·vic·tim, noun
Words Nearby victim
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How to use victim in a sentence
Twelve of the victims were on foot or two wheels, down from 15 last year in a city that has focused efforts on measures to protect vulnerable road users.
Traffic counts fell during the coronavirus pandemic, but road fatalities still increased | Luz Lazo | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostEssentially, it blames a victim a second time, and it works.
Md. Senate committee holds hearing on bill to ban panic defense | Philip Van Slooten | February 8, 2021 | Washington BladeThe victim was later identified as Dominic Anthony Nicholas Moye of Dumfries.
Man found fatally shot inside vehicle in Dumfries | Dana Hedgpeth | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostKling and the detective went door to door and foundmore victims.
Covid, however, moved fast, burning through its victims not like the slow consumption of TB or the inner dissolution of cancer, but like a rapidly moving fire.
The virus caused more than a pandemic. It set us all ablaze. | Philip Kennicott | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
And in so many of these events, the pattern of “blame the victim” was quickly in evidence.
And that realization comes at the cost of severe, public embarrassment for many, including the victim/proposed.
The victim, whom The Daily Beast is not naming, asked what Williams wanted and the pastor allegedly “reached in and grabbed him.”
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe episode that aired before it, which involved a campus rape victim, was highly controversial.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble | Kevin Fallon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMen ages 18 to 24 enrolled in college were more likely to become a victim.
College Girls Are Less Likely to Be Raped Than Non-Students | Brandy Zadrozny | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe virtuous statesman advanced to meet him, while his countenance proclaimed that he knew all, and sympathized with its victim.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterElizabeth left the blameless victim of all this wrath, standing in the middle of the floor.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe conspired against Richelieu, to whom he was indebted for much of his good fortune, and to whose resentment he fell a victim.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellForcing himself to believe that he had been the victim of some kind of illusory perception, he vigorously restrained his feelings.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodAs he was about to descend the tree to feed upon his victim, his wicked eyes saw the hunters for the first time.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton Wade
British Dictionary definitions for victim
/ (ˈvɪktɪm) /
a person or thing that suffers harm, death, etc, from another or from some adverse act, circumstance, etc: victims of tyranny
a person who is tricked or swindled; dupe
a living person or animal sacrificed in a religious rite
Origin of victim
1usage For victim
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