victim
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- //ˈvɪktɪm//
- //ˈvɪktəm//
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
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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
The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
crime victim
victim of abuse
play the victim
- 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: One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
victims of assault; the murderer's victims
became another victim of the latest scam
- 3
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: One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, […] !”
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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: One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence
the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders
a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system
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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: One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.
relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane
victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck
local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn
To some extent the schools and colleges are victims of conditions beyond their control: rapid population growth and mobility, country; to-city migration, unpredictable economic and social changes wrought by technology, […]
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A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
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A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite. The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin victima Middle French victimebor. English victim 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.
verbe
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rareTo make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
Formes
- pluriel
- victims
- passé
- victimed
- participe passé
- victimed
- participe présent
- victiming
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- victims
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