English > victim: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance. |
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| Narrower | casualty, injured party | someone injured or killed in an accident |
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| casualty | someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement |
| hunted person | A person who is hunted |
| martyr, sufferer | One who suffers for the sake of principle |
| martyr | One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing / refusing to renounce their religion |
| muggee | A victim of a mugging |
| murderee | A victim who is murdered |
| poor devil, wretch | someone you feel sorry for |
| prey, quarry, target, fair game | A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule / ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence |
| punching bag | A person on whom another person vents their anger |
| scapegoat, whipping boy | someone who is punished for the errors of others |
| Broader | unfortunate, unfortunate person | A person who suffers misfortune |
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| Catalan | víctima |
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| Spanish | víctima |
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| Verbs | victimize, victimise | punish unjustly |
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| victimize, victimise | make a victim / victim of |