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The noun victim refers to a person who has been harmed by a crime, accident, or other adverse circumstances, such as a victim of a tsunami or a victim of domestic violence. It can also refer to someone has been tricked or swindled, like when you paid $2 for a candy bar that should only have cost a dollar — you were the victim of someone's ...
3 days ago · A victim is someone who has been hurt or killed . Not all the victims survived. Statistically, our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote. [ + of] 2. countable noun. A victim is someone who has suffered as a result of someone else's actions or beliefs, or as a result of unpleasant circumstances.
a person or thing that is badly affected by a situation, a decision, etc. Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending. The small company became a victim of its own success when it could not supply all its orders on time. an animal or a person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice. a sacrificial victim.
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.
victim. 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.
VICTIM meaning: 1 : a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else; 2 : a person who is cheated or fooled by someone else.
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]
