victim (redirected from falling victim)

vic·tim  (vktm)

n.

1. One who is harmed or killed by another: a victim of a mugging.

2. A living creature slain and offered as a sacrifice during a religious rite.

3. One who is harmed by or made to suffer from an act, circumstance, agency, or condition: victims of war.

4. A person who suffers injury, loss, or death as a result of a voluntary undertaking: You are a victim of your own scheming.

5. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of: the victim of a cruel hoax.

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[Latin victima.]

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victim·hood (-hd) n.

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victim

Noun

1. a person or thing that suffers harm or death

2. a person who is tricked or swindled

3. a living person or animal sacrificed in a religious rite [Latin victima]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune injured party, casualty - someone injured or killed in an accident casualty - someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement hunted person - a person who is hunted martyr, sufferer - one who suffers for the sake of principle martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion muggee - a victim of a mugging; "the law seems to give more protection to the mugger than to the muggee" murderee - a victim who is murdered poor devil, wretch - someone you feel sorry for fair game, prey, quarry, target - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" punching bag - a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag" scapegoat, whipping boy - someone who is punished for the errors of others
	2.	victim - a person who is tricked or swindled dupe individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" laughingstock, stooge, goat, butt - a victim of ridicule or pranks chump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of lamb - a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) easy mark, sitting duck - a defenseless victim

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victim

noun 1. casualty, sufferer, injured party, fatality << OPPOSITE survivor

noun 2. prey, patsy (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. sucker (slang) dupe, gull (archaic) stooge, sitting duck (informal) sitting target, innocent << OPPOSITE culprit

noun 3. scapegoat, sacrifice, martyr, fall guy (informal) whipping boy

Translations

victim [ˈvɪktɪm] n → víctima;

to be the victim of → ser víctima de

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victim [ˈvɪktɪm] n → victime f;

to be the victim of → être victime de

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victim [ˈvɪktɪm] n → Opfer nt;

to be the victim of an attack → einem Angriff zum Opfer fallen

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victim [ˈvɪktɪm] n → vittima;

to be the victim of → essere vittima di

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victim

n victim [ˈviktim]

a person who receives ill-treatment, injury etc a murder victim; Food is being sent to the victims of the disaster. slagoffer ضَحِيَّه жертва oběť offer; -offer das Opfer θύμα víctima ohver قربانی uhri victime קוֹרבָּן शिकार žrtva áldozat korban fórnarlamb vittima 犠牲者 희생자, 피해자 auka, nukentėjusysis upuris mangsa slachtoffer offer, –rammet ofiara vítima vic­ti­mă жертва obeť žrtev žrtva offer เหยื่อ kurban 受害人 жертва شکار، متاثرہ فرد nạn nhân 受害人