victim
noun /ˈvɪktɪm/
/ˈvɪktɪm/
Idioms - a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.
- murder/rape victims
- She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
- victims of crime/abuse/violence
- the alleged victim of a serious assault
- Several countries have pledged millions of dollars to help the victims of the tsunami .
- The team will try to identify potential victims of domestic violence.
- accident/disaster victims
- flood/earthquake/hurricane victims
- AIDS/cancer/stroke/heart attack victims
- families/relatives of the victims
- expressions of sympathy for the victims and their families
- He made a victim impact statement to the court.
Wordfinder- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1, Illnessb1, Crime and punishmentb1- Boys are the primary victims of corporal punishment.
- He managed to lure victims into his car.
- He targeted younger victims, often single women.
- In his fantasies, women became passive and sometimes even willing victims.
- In his trial, he tried to portray himself as the victim of an uncaring society.
- Not all victims have been identified yet.
- Stop playing the victim—you knew exactly what was happening.
- The cut in benefits for the unemployed is a classic case of blaming the victim.
- The government is sending aid to flood victims.
- The helpline takes calls from child-abuse victims.
- The intended victims were selected because they seemed vulnerable.
- The train crash claimed its tenth victim yesterday when the driver died in hospital.
- The victim suffered severe cuts to the upper lip.
- This victim mentality is sadly all too prevalent in our country.
- a bill aimed at compensating victims of air pollution
- a service to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks
- groups claiming victim status
- the child victims of the war
- the failure to protect domestic-violence victims
- A new programme will assist stroke victims for whom mobility has become difficult.
- AIDS victims are prone to pick up infections.
- He shouldn't feel ashamed—he was an innocent victim.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hapless
- helpless
- innocent
- …
- be
- become
- fall
- …
- die
- survive (something)
- suffer (something)
- …
- culture
- mentality
- status
- …
- victim of
- play the victim
- a victim of your/its own success
- a person who has been tricked synonym target
- They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
- The site offers help and advice for anyone who has been the victim of a scam.
Extra Examples- ways to avoid becoming a victim of fraud
- She defrauded her unsuspecting victims of millions of pounds.
- He defrauded his innocent victims of millions of pounds.
- Tourists are easy victims for pickpockets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hapless
- helpless
- innocent
- …
- be
- become
- fall
- …
- die
- survive (something)
- suffer (something)
- …
- culture
- mentality
- status
- …
- victim of
- play the victim
- a victim of your/its own success
- a person or thing that is badly affected by a situation, a decision, etc.
- Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending.
- The small company became a victim of its own success when it could not supply all its orders on time.
- an animal or a person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice
- a sacrificial victim
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hapless
- helpless
- innocent
- …
- be
- become
- fall
- …
- die
- survive (something)
- suffer (something)
- …
- culture
- mentality
- status
- …
- victim of
- play the victim
- a victim of your/its own success
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a creature killed as a religious sacrifice): from Latin victima.
Idioms
fall victim (to something)
- (formal) to be injured, cheated, damaged or killed by somebody/something
- Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost.
Extra Examples- Her son fell victim to tuberculosis.
- Unfortunately, she fell victim to an unscrupulous landlord.