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- [vik-tim]
- /ˈvɪk tɪm/
- /ˈvɪktɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vik-tim]
- /ˈvɪk tɪm/
Definitions of victim word
- noun victim a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident. 1
- noun 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 victim a person or animal sacrificed or regarded as sacrificed: war victims. 1
- noun victim a living creature sacrificed in religious rites. 1
- noun victim sb injured 1
- noun victim sb mistreated 1
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Origin of 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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Victim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
victim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for victim
noun victim
- aunt sally — a figure of an old woman's head, typically with a clay pipe, used in fairgrounds and fêtes as a target for balls or other objects
- babe in the woods — a baby or child.
- birdbrain — a foolish or unintelligent person
- bondservant — a serf or slave
- by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
Antonyms for victim
noun victim
- assassin — An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
- dropper — a person or thing that drops.
- liquidator — a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- eliminator — One who, or that which, eliminates.
Top questions with victim
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See also
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