victim
- 01 B1 Intermediate
someone who has been hurt, killed, or has suffered because of a crime, an accident, or a disaster.
a person who has come to feel the injurious effects of a crime, accident, or other adverse circumstance.
Simple“The police are still looking for the person who attacked the victim in the park.”
In context“Emergency services worked through the night to identify the victims of the train derailment and notify their next of kin.”
Antonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
someone who is tricked or treated unfairly by another person.
an individual who is subjected to oppression, deceit, or exploitation.
Simple“He was the victim of a scam that cost him all his savings.”
In context“The investigation revealed that several elderly residents had fallen victim to a sophisticated phishing scheme targeting their pension accounts.”
- 03 C2 Proficiency
a living thing that is killed as an offering to a god in a religious ceremony.
a living creature slain and offered as a sacrifice in a religious rite.
Simple“In the ancient story, they chose a white bull as the victim for the ceremony.”
In context“The high priest approached the altar where the ritual victim lay prepared for the solstice invocation.”
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.