noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈvɪktɪm/
/ˈvɪktəm/weak vowel merger
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noun
Meaning 1
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
crime victim
victim of abuse
play the victim
the youngest victims of the brutal war
victim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge
She saw herself as a victim of circumstance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: injured party
Antonyms: offender, perpetrator
2
noun
Meaning 2
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: injured party
Antonyms: offender, perpetrator
4
noun
Meaning 4
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence
the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders
a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: injured party
Antonyms: offender, perpetrator
5
noun
Meaning 5
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane
victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck
local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: injured party
Antonyms: offender, perpetrator
6
noun
Meaning 6
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der. Latin victima Middle French victimebor. English victim From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Although this root and victor drive from homophonous PIE roots, they are traditionally reconstructed as separate words and thus not cognates.
Across languages
Translations
281 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— one who is harmed
Albanian:
viktimë
— one who is harmed
Arabic:
ضَحِيَّة
(ḍaḥiyya)
— one who is harmed
Arabic:
ضحية
(ḍaḥeya)
— one who is harmed
Arabic:
ضَحِيَّة
(ḍaḥiyya)
— one who is harmed
Armenian:
զոհ
(zoh)
— one who is harmed
Azerbaijani:
zərərçəkən
— one who is harmed
Azerbaijani:
qurban
— one who is harmed
Bashkir:
ҡорбан
(qorban)
— one who is harmed
Belarusian:
ахвя́ра
(axvjára)
— one who is harmed
Bengali:
শিকার
(śikar)
— one who is harmed
Bulgarian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed
Catalan:
víctima
— one who is harmed
Chinese Mandarin:
受害者
(shòuhàizhě)
— one who is harmed
Chinese Mandarin:
受害人
(shòuhài rén)
— one who is harmed
Czech:
oběť
— one who is harmed
Danish:
offer
— one who is harmed
Dutch:
slachtoffer
— one who is harmed
Estonian:
ohver
— one who is harmed
Finnish:
uhri
— one who is harmed
French:
victime
— one who is harmed
Galician:
vítima
— one who is harmed
Georgian:
მსხვერპლი
(msxverṗli)
— one who is harmed
Georgian:
დაზარალებული
(dazaralebuli)
— one who is harmed
German:
Opfer
— one who is harmed
Greek:
θύμα
(thýma)
— one who is harmed
Hebrew:
קָרְבָּן \ קורבן
(korbán)
— one who is harmed
Hindi:
शिकार
(śikār)
— one who is harmed
Hungarian:
áldozat
— one who is harmed
Italian:
vittima
— one who is harmed
Japanese:
犠牲者
(giseisha)
— one who is harmed
Kazakh:
құрбан
(qūrban)
— one who is harmed
Khmer:
ជនរងគ្រោះ
(cŭən rɔɔng krŭəh)
— one who is harmed
Korean:
희생자
(huisaengja)
— one who is harmed
Kyrgyz:
курман
(kurman)
— one who is harmed
Kyrgyz:
курмандык
(kurmandık)
— one who is harmed
Lao:
ເຫຍື່ອ
(hư̄ai)
— one who is harmed
Latgalian:
upere
— one who is harmed
Latvian:
upuris
— one who is harmed
Macedonian:
жртва
(žrtva)
— one who is harmed
Malay:
mangsa
— one who is harmed
Māori:
marurenga
— one who is harmed
Māori:
pārurenga
— one who is harmed
Māori:
patunga
— one who is harmed
Māori:
ori
— one who is harmed
Norwegian Bokmål:
offer
— one who is harmed
Iranian Persian:
قُرْبانی
(ġorbâni)
— one who is harmed
Iranian Persian:
ضَحِیِه
(zahiye)
— one who is harmed
Polish:
ofiara
— one who is harmed
Polish:
poszkodowana
— one who is harmed
Polish:
poszkodowany
— one who is harmed
Portuguese:
vítima
— one who is harmed
Romanian:
victimă
— one who is harmed
Russian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed
Russian:
потерпе́вший
(poterpévšij)
— one who is harmed
Russian:
потерпе́вшая
(poterpévšaja)
— one who is harmed
Scottish Gaelic:
ìobairteach
— one who is harmed
Serbo-Croatian:
жр̏тва
— one who is harmed
Serbo-Croatian:
žȑtva
— one who is harmed
Slovak:
obeť
— one who is harmed
Slovene:
žrtev
— one who is harmed
Spanish:
víctima
— one who is harmed
Swedish:
offer
— one who is harmed
Tajik:
қурбонӣ
(qurboni)
— one who is harmed
Tatar:
корбан
(qorban)
— one who is harmed
Thai:
เหยื่อ
(yʉ̀ʉa)
— one who is harmed
Turkish:
kurban
— one who is harmed
Ottoman Turkish:
ضحیة
(zahiya)
— one who is harmed
Ottoman Turkish:
مغدور
(mağdur)
— one who is harmed
Turkmen:
gurban
— one who is harmed
Turkmen:
gurbanlyk
— one who is harmed
Ukrainian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed
Ukrainian:
офі́ра
(ofíra)
— one who is harmed
Urdu:
شِکار
(śikār)
— one who is harmed
Urdu:
قُرْبانی
(qurbānī)
— one who is harmed
Uyghur:
قۇربان
(qurban)
— one who is harmed
Uyghur:
قۇربانلىق
(qurbanliq)
— one who is harmed
Uzbek:
qurbon
— one who is harmed
Uzbek:
qurbonlik
— one who is harmed
Vietnamese:
nạn nhân
— one who is harmed
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Armenian:
զոհ
(zoh)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Armenian:
տուժող
(tužoġ)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Azerbaijani:
zərərçəkən
— one who is harmed by a crime
Bulgarian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Catalan:
víctima
— one who is harmed by a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
被害者
(bèihàizhě)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Czech:
oběť
— one who is harmed by a crime
Danish:
offer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Dutch:
slachtoffer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Esperanto:
viktimo
— one who is harmed by a crime
Estonian:
ohver
— one who is harmed by a crime
Finnish:
uhri
— one who is harmed by a crime
French:
victime
— one who is harmed by a crime
Galician:
vítima
— one who is harmed by a crime
Georgian:
დაზარალებული
(dazaralebuli)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Georgian:
მსხვერპლი
(msxverṗli)
— one who is harmed by a crime
German:
Opfer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Greek:
θύμα
(thýma)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Hebrew:
קָרְבָּן \ קורבן
(korbán)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Hungarian:
sértett
— one who is harmed by a crime
Italian:
vittima
— one who is harmed by a crime
Japanese:
被害者
(higaisha)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Khmer:
ជនរងគ្រោះ
(cŭən rɔɔng krŭəh)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Korean:
피해자
(pihaeja)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Latvian:
upuris
— one who is harmed by a crime
Lithuanian:
auka
— one who is harmed by a crime
Malay:
mangsa
— one who is harmed by a crime
Māori:
marurenga
— one who is harmed by a crime
Norwegian Bokmål:
offer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Iranian Persian:
قُرْبانی
(ġorbâni)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Polish:
ofiara
— one who is harmed by a crime
Polish:
poszkodowana
— one who is harmed by a crime
Polish:
poszkodowany
— one who is harmed by a crime
Portuguese:
vítima
— one who is harmed by a crime
Russian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Russian:
потерпе́вший
(poterpévšij)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Russian:
потерпе́вшая
(poterpévšaja)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Scottish Gaelic:
ìobairteach
— one who is harmed by a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
жр̏тва
— one who is harmed by a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
žȑtva
— one who is harmed by a crime
Slovak:
obeť
— one who is harmed by a crime
Slovene:
žrtev
— one who is harmed by a crime
Spanish:
víctima
— one who is harmed by a crime
Swedish:
offer
— one who is harmed by a crime
Tagalog:
gihod
— one who is harmed by a crime
Thai:
เหยื่อ
(yʉ̀ʉa)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Ukrainian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Ukrainian:
потерпі́лий
(poterpílyj)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Ukrainian:
потерпі́ла
(poterpíla)
— one who is harmed by a crime
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Armenian:
զոհ
(zoh)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Catalan:
víctima
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Chinese Mandarin:
受難者 /受难者
(shòunànzhě)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Danish:
offer
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Dutch:
slachtoffer
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Estonian:
ohver
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Finnish:
uhri
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
French:
victime
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Galician:
vítima
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Georgian:
მსხვერპლი
(msxverṗli)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Georgian:
დაზარალებული
(dazaralebuli)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
German:
Opfer
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Greek:
θύμα
(thýma)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Italian:
vittima
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Malay:
mangsa
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Polish:
poszkodowana
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Polish:
poszkodowany
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Portuguese:
vítima
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Russian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Scottish Gaelic:
ìobairteach
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Serbo-Croatian:
жр̏тва
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Serbo-Croatian:
žȑtva
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Spanish:
víctima
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Swedish:
offer
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Tagalog:
gihod
— one who is harmed by their own undertakings
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Armenian:
զոհ
(zoh)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Belarusian:
ахвя́ра
(axvjára)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Belarusian:
пацярпе́лы
(pacjarpjély)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Bulgarian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Bulgarian:
потърпе́вш
(potǎrpévš)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Catalan:
víctima
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Chinese Mandarin:
受害者
(shòuhàizhě)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Chinese Mandarin:
犧牲者 /牺牲者
(xīshēngzhě)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Czech:
oběť
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Danish:
offer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Dutch:
slachtoffer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Dutch:
gedupeerde
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Estonian:
ohver
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Finnish:
uhri
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
French:
victime
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Galician:
vítima
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Georgian:
მსხვერპლი
(msxverṗli)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Georgian:
დაზარალებული
(dazaralebuli)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
German:
Opfer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Greek:
θύμα
(thýma)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Haitian Creole:
viktim
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Hebrew:
חָלָל
(khalal)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Hebrew:
נפגע
(nifga')
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Hungarian:
áldozat
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Italian:
vittima
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Japanese:
被災者
(hisaisha)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Korean:
희생자
(huisaengja)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Macedonian:
жртва
(žrtva)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Malay:
mangsa
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Māori:
marurenga
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Māori:
ori
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Māori:
kaupēhipēhi
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Māori:
tipinga
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Norwegian Bokmål:
dødsoffer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Norwegian Bokmål:
offer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dødsoffer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Polish:
ofiara
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Polish:
poszkodowana
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Polish:
poszkodowany
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Portuguese:
vítima
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Russian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Russian:
пострада́вший
(postradávšij)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Russian:
потерпе́вший
(poterpévšij)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Scottish Gaelic:
ìobairteach
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Serbo-Croatian:
жр̏тва
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Serbo-Croatian:
žȑtva
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Slovak:
obeť
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Slovene:
žrtev
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Spanish:
víctima
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Swedish:
offer
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Tagalog:
gihod
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Turkish:
kurban
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Ukrainian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Ukrainian:
потерпі́лий
(poterpílyj)
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Vietnamese:
nạn nhân
— one who is harmed by a disaster or other adverse circumstance
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Arabic:
أُضْحِيَّة
(ʔuḍḥiyya)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Arabic:
أضحية
(uḍḥeya)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Armenian:
զոհ
(zoh)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Assamese:
বলি
(boli)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Azerbaijani:
qurban
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Belarusian:
ахвя́ра
(axvjára)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Belarusian:
жэ́ртва
(žértva)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Belarusian:
афя́ра
(afjára)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Bengali:
বলি
(boli)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Bulgarian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Catalan:
víctima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Chinese Mandarin:
犧牲品 /牺牲品
(xīshēngpǐn)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Czech:
oběť
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Danish:
offer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Danish:
slagteoffer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Dutch:
slachtoffer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Estonian:
ohverdus
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Finnish:
uhri
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
French:
victime
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Galician:
vítima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Georgian:
მსხვერპლი
(msxverṗli)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
German:
Opfer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Greek:
θύμα
(thýma)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Ancient Greek:
σφάγιον
(sphágion)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Hebrew:
קָרְבָּן \ קורבן
(korbán)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Hungarian:
áldozat
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Indonesian:
kurban
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Italian:
vittima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Japanese:
犠牲
(gisei)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Japanese:
生贄
(ikenie)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Korean:
희생
(huisaeng)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Korean:
희생물
(huisaengmul)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Latgalian:
upere
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Latgalian:
pazīds
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Latin:
victima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Latin:
hostia
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Latvian:
upuris
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Lithuanian:
auka
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Macedonian:
жртва
(žrtva)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Malay:
korban
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Maltese:
vittma
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Classical Nahuatl:
xōchimicqui
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Norwegian Bokmål:
offer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Old English:
onsægednes
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Old English:
tiber
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Iranian Persian:
قُرْبانی
(ġorbâni)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Polish:
ofiara
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Portuguese:
vítima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Portuguese:
sacrifício
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Romanian:
victimă
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Romanian:
jertfă
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Russian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Scottish Gaelic:
ìobairteach
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Serbo-Croatian:
жр̏тва
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Serbo-Croatian:
žȑtva
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Slovak:
obeť
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Slovene:
žrtev
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Spanish:
víctima
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Swedish:
offer
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Thai:
เหยื่อ
(yʉ̀ʉa)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Turkish:
kurban
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Ukrainian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Ukrainian:
офі́ра
(ofíra)
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Vietnamese:
lễ vật
— a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice
Afrikaans:
slagoffer
— casualty of hostility
Bulgarian:
же́ртва
(žértva)
— casualty of hostility
