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

How to pronounce VICTIM?

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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. Colorado Parks and Wildlife:

   He and his wife began screaming and splashing water at the animal, the victim’s wife grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the animal, which they then identified as a mountain lion.

2. Nancy Mace:

   My opponent has stated my name hundreds of times, attacking me online, on social media, since she announced her run for Congress just under a year ago. And she has stated things that just aren't truthful, she has attacked me as a victim of rape about my work to protect women who've been raped. And you can't come out and say, you know, woe is me after you've been attacking me negatively for almost a year, saying my name repeatedly on social media. And then the first time I say your name literally cry foul, literally show up to an event in tears and then say, I put your life in danger. I have not. It would never do that.

3. Escambia County:

   I can not help but think that this could have ended very differently. Had this 11-year-old victim not thought to fight and to fight and to just never give up, then this could have ended terrible.

4. Wendy Davis:

   Let's all decide and agree that it's not playing victim to call it out when it's happening. Because if we don't, we empower it to continue.

5. Elie Wiesel, The Perils of Indifference:

   And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never its victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten.

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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