Victim - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvɪktɪm|  American pronunciation of the word victim
Brit.  |ˈvɪktɪm|  British pronunciation of the word victim

noun

- an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
- a person who is tricked or swindled (syn: dupe)

Extra examples

He was the victim of an error.

The victim received head injuries from which she died a week later.

Most homicide victims are under 30.

He was the victim of an administrative error.

AIDS victims and other patients who are terminally ill

All these people are innocent victims.

He was used to being in charge, not being the victim of circumstance.

Saying that the unemployed 'don't want to work' is a classic case of blaming the victim.

She says that her client is a victim of circumstance and should not be blamed for the accident.

He was a victim of circumstances.

The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood.

The victim's clothes were sent to the lab for examination.

The victim's attacker was unknown to her.

The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.

The identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed.

Word forms

noun
singular: victim
plural: victims
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