victim
noun/ˈvɪktɪm/
Слово англійською: victim
Переклад victim українською: жертва
Детальний опис
- a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.
- shooting/murder victims
- flood/crash/accident victims
- an innocent/unsuspecting victim
- victims of crime/abuse/violence
- the alleged victim of a serious assault
- Several countries have pledged millions of dollars to help the victims of the tsunami.
- The team will try to identify potential victims of domestic violence.
- flood/disaster/earthquake/hurricane victims
- cancer/stroke/heart attack victims
- families/relatives of the victims
- expressions of sympathy for the victims and their families
- He made a victim impact statement to the court.
Wordfinder- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
- a person who has been tricked synonym target
- They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
- The site offers help and advice for anyone who has been the victim of a scam.
- a person or thing that is badly affected by a situation, a decision, etc.
- Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending.
- The small company became a victim of its own success when it could not supply all its orders on time.
- an animal or a person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice
- a sacrificial victim
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a creature killed as a religious sacrifice): from Latin victima.
Idioms
fall victim (to something)
- (formal) to be injured, cheated, damaged or killed by somebody/something
- Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost.
Extra Examples- Her son fell victim to tuberculosis.
- Unfortunately, she fell victim to an unscrupulous landlord.