victim
noun
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency.
victims
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pluralof victim.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the six victims has been identified as a Polish painter in her 50s, who was a mother of four, and in town with friends for an exhibition opening.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Au, 69, who was arrested in July 2025, had co-organised annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
To date, cybercriminals have compromised hundreds of victims across 48 countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
And just like Roza, and several other of his victims, she became his assistant.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Large animals—the primary victims of the Australian extinction—breed slowly.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
