Victim

Quick meaning: Victim is a noun meaning A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

Meaning

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, rare, now nonstandard) To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
2. 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:

Example Sentences

crime victim

victim of abuse

play the victim

the youngest victims of the brutal war

Word Forms

• victims
• victiming
• victimed

Synonyms for victim

Depending on context, synonyms include dupe.

Antonyms for victim

Common opposites include offender.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dupe, victimisation, victimization, abused, brunt, casualty.

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