Definitions for VICTIM
ˈvɪk təmvic·tim

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. victimnoun

   an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

2. victim, dupenoun

   a person who is tricked or swindled

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Person
   • Unfortunate

British National Corpus

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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How to pronounce VICTIM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say VICTIM in sign language?

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. Jason Oviatt:

   I didn't want a victim from the theater to be put into the same car that he was in.

2. Milan Vaishnav:

   Showing up in court and attempting to play victim, in a highly public way, is a way of rebuilding morale among the rank-and-file.

3. Attorney Thomas Eoannou:

   This is a classic example of why rape victims don't come forward, this is the worst example of victim bashing that I have seen.

4. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   Innocent citizens, including babies and children, fell victim in Syria, as the security situation is getting increasingly severe around our country, we should strengthen the deterrence of the Japan-US alliance based on an appropriate division of roles between Japan and the United States, and continue to study what we must do in order to protect the lives and the assets of the Japanese people.

5. Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams:

   We owed this arrest for the victim, we owed this arrest for the newest member of our community, that innocent baby.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=VICTIM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victim
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VICTIM
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=VICTIM
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=VICTIM
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=VICTIM