victim

Meaning

Noun

1. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
2. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
3. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
4. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
5. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
6. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
7. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

Verb

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

Concepts

victim

sufferer

sacrifice

casualty

prey

dupe

injured party

scapegoat

human sacrifice

gull

quarry

survivor

slave

food

martyr

wounded people

complainant

plaintiff

loot

chase

target

fool

wretch

oblation

offering

aggrieved

injured person

Hyphenated as

vic‧tim

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪktɪm/

Etymology

From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”).