Phrase guide

fall victim

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fall prey

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَقَعَ ضَحِيَّة (waqaʕa ḍaḥiyya) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Arabic: سَقَطَ ضَحِيَّة (saqaṭa ḍaḥiyya) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Bulgarian: ставам жертва (stavam žertva) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Bulgarian: стана жертва (stana žertva) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淪為受害者 /沦为受害者 (lúnwéi shòuhàizhě) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Finnish: joutua uhriksi — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • German: zum Opfer fallen — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Italian: cadere vittima — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Polish: padać ofiarą — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Polish: paść ofiarą — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Russian: стать жертвой (statʹ žertvoj) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Russian: становиться жертвой (stanovitʹsja žertvoj) — suffer through no fault of one's own
  • Spanish: ser / caer víctima de — suffer through no fault of one's own