victim
Syllables: vic·tim/ˈvɪktɪm/
victim noun: one that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular.
Noun
victim (plural victims)
- One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
- The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
- crime victim
- Synonyms:
- injured party
- Antonyms:
- offender, perpetrator
- One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
- victims of assault; the murderer's victims
- became another victim of the latest scam
- Synonyms:
- injured party
- One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
- a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, […] !”1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 6, in The Younger Set
- Synonyms:
- injured party
- Antonyms:
- offender, perpetrator
- One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
- a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence
- the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders
- Synonyms:
- injured party
- Antonyms:
- offender, perpetrator
- 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
- victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck
- Synonyms:
- injured party
- Antonyms:
- offender, perpetrator
- A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
Verb
victim (third-person singular simple present victims, present participle victiming, simple past and past participle victimed)
victim meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
victim in Hindi
- one who is harmed
- शिकार śikār
victim in Tamil
- பலி, இரை, பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர், குற்றமிழைக்கப்பட்டவர்
victim in Marathi
- बळी पडलेला, बळी पडणारा
victim in Urdu
- one who is harmed
- شِکار śikār, قُرْبانی qurbānī
More languagesFewer languages
- victim in Bengali
- শিকার śikar, বলি boli
- victim in Telugu
- బాధితుడు bādhituḍu
- victim in Malayalam
- ഇര ira
- victim in Kannada
- ಯಜ್ಞಪಶು, ಬಲಿಪಶು, ಆಹುತಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ, ಆಹುತಿಯಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
- victim in Punjabi
- ਮਾਰ mār
- victim in Gujarati
- ભોગ બનનાર, પીડિત
- victim in Odia
- ଶିକାର
- victim in Assamese
- বলি boli
- victim in Nepali
- सिकार sikār
- victim in Tagalog
- gihod
- victim in Arabic
- ضَحِيَّة ḍaḥiyya, أُضْحِيَّة ʔuḍḥiyya
- victim in Malay
- mangsa, korban
- victim in Indonesian
- kurban
- victim in Thai
- เหยื่อ yʉ̀ʉa
- victim in Vietnamese
- nạn nhân, lễ vật
Examples of victim in a sentence
- the youngest victims of the brutal war
- victim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge
- She saw herself as a victim of circumstance.
- a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system
- local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn
- Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
Synonyms of victim
Antonyms
Forms of victim
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | victims |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | victims |
| present participle | victiming |
| past participle | victimed |
| past | victimed |
Origin of victim
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Although this root and victor drive from homophonous PIE roots, they are traditionally reconstructed as separate words and thus not cognates.
Words formed from victim
- victimed
- antivictim
- cybervictim
- fall victim
- fashion victim
- multivictim
- nonvictim
- perfect victim
- play the victim card
- professional victim
- suicide victim
- victicrat
- victimage
- victimary
- victimation
- victim blaming
- victim-blaming
- victim feminism
- victimhood
- victim impact statement
- victimisation
- victimise
- victimism
- victimist
- victimization
- victimize
- victimless
- victimlike
- victim mentality
- victimness
- victim of one's own success
- victimology
- victim Olympics
- victimry
- victimship
- victim surcharge
- victimy
Phrases with victim
Questions about victim
- What does victim mean?
- Victim means one that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular.
- What is victim in Hindi?
- Victim in Hindi is शिकार (śikār). See Victim meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use victim in a sentence?
- the youngest victims of the brutal war
- What part of speech is victim?
- Victim can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce victim?
- Victim is pronounced /ˈvɪktɪm/.
- What is the plural of victim?
- The plural of victim is victims.
Words near victim in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: victim (page history and authors); victim (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); victim (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); బాధితుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഇര (Malayalam) (page history and authors); victim (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); victim (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victim (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); सिकार (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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