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non-victim

non--vic·tim
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te vik-tim]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈvɪk tɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te vik-tim]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈvɪk tɪm/

Definitions of non-victim word

  • noun non-victim a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident. 1
  • noun non-victim a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency: a victim of misplaced confidence; the victim of a swindler; a victim of an optical illusion. 1
  • noun non-victim a person or animal sacrificed or regarded as sacrificed: war victims. 1
  • noun non-victim a living creature sacrificed in religious rites. 1

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Origin of non-victim

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500, victim is from the Latin word victima sacrificial animal

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Parts of speech for Non-victim

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-victim popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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