Sekirov Dictionary

victim

/ˈvɪktɪm/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 4

noun7

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a person who is hurt, killed or treated badly by someone or something
- The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
- the youngest victims of the brutal war
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One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
- victims of assault; the murderer's victims
•
One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
- a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
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One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
- the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders
- a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system
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One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.
- relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane
- local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

verb1

(nonstandard, rare) To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.

forms

victimed · victiming · victims

Phrases with victim

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