victim

Noun

Meaning

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

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.

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.

Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

injured party mark pigeon sap gull gopher patsy game subject loss object puppet goat chump target
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Antonyms

offender hunter fowler slayer corsair jean
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Hyponyms

mark gull patsy goat chump prey

Phrases with the word

victim of one's own success easy victim fall victim to blameless victim helpless victim guiltless victim

Examples

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. Sun Tzu

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand Russell

It is better to be the victim of injustice than to be unjust yourself. Cameroon Proverb

When you curse your stepmother, your mother will be the victim. Haitian Proverb

The child who loves freedom is the first victim of it. Bambara Proverb

Close letter words and terms

vicrostatin Vict. victicrat victim blaming victim feminism victim impact statement