victim

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

from the Latin victima, sacrificial animal

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
victim

Plural
victims

victim (plural victims)

  1. (original sense) A living creature which is slain and offered as human or animal sacrifice, usually in a religious rite; by extension, the transfigurated body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
  2. Anyone who is physically harmed by another.
  3. An aggrieved or disadvantaged party in a crime (e.g. swindle.)
  4. A person who suffers any other injury, loss, or damage as a result of a voluntary undertaking.
  5. An unfortunate person who suffers from a disaster or other adverse circumstance.
  6. Narratology. A character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain.

[edit] Translations

a living creature which is slain and offered as human or animal sacrifice
anyone who is physically harmed by another
an aggrieved or disadvantaged party in a crime
a person who suffers any other injury, loss, or damage as a result of a voluntary undertaking
an unfortunate person who suffers from a disaster or other adverse circumstance
(Narratology) a character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain
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Translations to be checked
  • Dutch: slachtoffer (literally 'slaughter sacrifice', but also in the figurative senses)
  • French: victime
  • German: Opfer (general term for 'sacrifice', whether creature or object)
  • Italian: vittima f.
  • Portuguese: vítima f.
  • Slovak: obeť f.
  • Swedish: offer
  • Turkish: kurban
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