victim

  • 11victim — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hapless, helpless, innocent, poor, unfortunate, unwilling ▪ He defrauded his innocent victims of millions. ▪ unsuspecting …

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  • 12victim */*/*/ — UK [ˈvɪktɪm] / US noun [countable] Word forms victim : singular victim plural victims 1) a) someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime a murder victim victim of: victims of domestic violence/sexual assault b) someone …

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  • 13victim — / vIktim/ noun (C) 1 someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered: In most sexual offences the attacker is known to the victim. | rape/murder etc victim: Most homicide victims are under 30. 2 someone who suffers because they are affected by …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14victim — vic|tim [ vıktım ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime: a murder victim victim of: victims of domestic violence/sexual assault a ) someone who has been affected by a bad situation such as… …

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  • 15victim — 01. The Red Cross is collecting money to help the [victims] of the earthquake in China. 02. The [victim] sat down and cried after the man hit her. 03. The [victim] was found lying in a pool of blood. 04. Many women who have been sexually… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 16victim — n. 1) an innocent; unsuspecting victim (of) 2) an accident; amnesia; earthquake; flood; hurricane; storm victim 3) (misc.) to fall victim to * * * [ vɪktɪm] amnesia earthquake flood hurricane …

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  • 17victim — [[t]vɪ̱ktɪm[/t]] ♦♦ victims 1) N COUNT A victim is someone who has been hurt or killed. Not all the victims survived... Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote. 2) N COUNT A victim is someone who has suffered as …

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  • 18victim — noun Etymology: Latin victima; perhaps akin to Old High German wīh holy Date: 15th century 1. a living being sacrificed to a deity or in the performance of a religious rite 2. one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or… …

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  • 19victim — noun 1) a victim of crime Syn: sufferer, injured party, casualty; fatality, loss; loser 2) the victim of a con game Syn: target, object, subject, focus, recipient, butt …

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  • 20victim — victimhood, n. victimless, adj. /vik tim/, n. 1. a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident. 2. a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the …

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