victim

B1 Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈvɪktɪm/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #1085

Meanings

1

noun
A person who is harmed, hurt, or killed by someone or something.

The victim of the robbery gave a full statement to the police.
2

noun
A person who is tricked or cheated.

He became the victim of an online scam.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a person who is tricked or... dupe

Opposites

offender

Word family

Forms victims

Derived forms victim-blaming

Related forms victimisationvictimisevictimismvictimistvictimizationvictimize

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”).

*weyk- Proto-Indo-European victime Middle French victima Latin

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Topics

Crime & Justice

# victim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈvɪktɪm
**Frequency rank:** 1085

## Meanings
1. A person who is harmed, hurt, or killed by someone or something.
2. A person who is tricked or cheated.

## Examples
- The victim of the robbery gave a full statement to the police.
- He became the victim of an online scam.

## Antonyms
- offender

## Derived Forms
- victim-blaming

## Related Forms
- victimisation
- victimise
- victimism
- victimist
- victimization
- victimize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyk-
- Root: victime
- Root: victima

## Etymology
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”).

## AI Etymology
Victim is from Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, Middle French victime, and Latin victima. In present-day use, it can mean a person who is harmed, hurt, or killed by someone or something, or a person who is tricked or cheated. Derived formations include victim-blaming. Related words include victimisation, victimise, victimism, victimist, victimization.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice

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