victim

[US]/ˈvɪktɪm/
[UK]/ˈvɪktɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. person who is harmed or suffers loss, a person who is harmed or suffers loss

Phrases & Collocations

innocent victim

crime victim

fall victim to

fashion victim

Example Sentences

the victim of a hoax.

a victim of a mugging.

the victims of crime.

the victim of circumstances

The victim was supine on the stretcher.

the victim of a cruel hoax.

the victim of a perfidious murder.

victims of racial discrimination.

victims of medical malpractice.

victims of an ideological steamroller.

She was the victim of a road accident.

a victim floating facedown in the water.

the first victim gave evidence against him.

the intended victim escaped.

the victim was strangled with a scarf.

Real-world Examples

You are a victim of your own scheming.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Muppet creator Jim Henson was a famous victim.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

The murderer smothered his victims with a pillow.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It was entrapment. I'm the victim here.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

You use pity to lure in your victims!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

It turns out Venus is a victim of a runaway greenhouse effect.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that van Gogh was the victim of schoolboy bullies.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Yet, she was the victim of anorexia.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

Rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims.

Source: AP Listening Compilation February 2021

China says it is a victim of U.S. bullying.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

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