victim

CEFRB1

/ˈvɪktɪm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person harmed by a crime, accident, or other event.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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

Examples

  • Having fallen victim to increased competition, the company went bankrupt.

  • The tarantula seized its victim very quickly.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.

  2. One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.

  3. One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.

More examples

In context

  • Who is the victim of the accident?

  • The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.

  • crime victim

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Origin

noun

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.