What does VICTIM mean?

Definitions for VICTIM
ˈvɪk təmvic·tim

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. victimnoun

    an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

  2. victim, dupenoun

    a person who is tricked or swindled

Wiktionary

  1. victimnoun

    A living creature which is slain and offered as human or animal sacrifice, usually in a religious rite; by extension, the transfigurated body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

  2. victimnoun

    Anyone who is harmed by another.

  3. victimnoun

    An aggrieved or disadvantaged party in a crime (e.g. swindle.)

  4. victimnoun

    A person who suffers any other injury, loss, or damage as a result of a voluntary undertaking.

  5. victimnoun

    An unfortunate person who suffers from a disaster or other adverse circumstance.

  6. victimnoun

    Narratology. A character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain.

  7. Etymology: from the Latin victima, sacrificial animal

Wikipedia

  1. Victim

    Victim was the second single from Eighteen Visions self-titled album. The song was featured as the theme song to WWE Vengeance, and has had much airplay on the radio stations. The CD was not released as a single, but rather as a promo, for radio, and collectors.

ChatGPT

  1. victim

    A victim is a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. This term can also refer to a person who is tricked or duped, or someone who has suffered a negative event, especially a great loss.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Victimnoun

    a living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of

  2. Victimnoun

    a person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition

  3. Victimnoun

    a person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident

  4. Victimnoun

    hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull

  5. Etymology: [L. victima: cf. F. victime.]

Wikidata

  1. Victim

    Victim is a British drama film directed by Basil Dearden, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. It is notable in film history for being the first English language film to use the word "homosexual". The world premiere was at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square on 31 August 1961. On its release in the United Kingdom it proved highly controversial and was initially banned in the United States.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Victim

    vik′tim, n. a living being offered as a sacrifice: some thing or person destroyed in the pursuit of an object: a person suffering injury: a dupe.—n. Victimīsā′tion.—v.t. Vic′timīse, to make a victim of: to cheat.—n. Vic′timīser, a swindler. [Fr.,—L. victima, a beast for sacrifice, adorned with the fillet—vincīre, to bind.]

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VICTIM' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2562

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VICTIM' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4685

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VICTIM' in Nouns Frequency: #682

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of VICTIM in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of VICTIM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of VICTIM in a Sentence

  1. Hamid Karzai:

    No one punishes the victim.

  2. Eric Love:

    140 million Joe Exotic fans had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. We are as disappointed that [Trump] did not sign Joe’s Pardon, as we were confident [Tuesday] that he would. It is only because of you 140 million fans that Joe’s Pardon was even a possibility. Since his trial, the evidence has made it clear that Joe is not guilty but, rather, he is a victim of the persons he trusted most.

  3. Judge Leach:

    In these circumstances, the accused must have foreseen and, therefore, did foresee that whoever was behind the toilet door might die but reconciled himself to that even occurring and gambled with that person's life, the identity of his victim is irrelevant to his guilt.

  4. Kevin Steele:

    I want to commend Cosby's victim Andrea Constand for her bravery in coming forward and remaining steadfast throughout this long ordeal, as well as all of the other women who have shared similar experiences.

  5. Justin Dunlap:

    I heard like three seconds of yelling and saw a guy spray bear mace, the victim sprayed mace and launched it right into the other guy.

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    one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
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