victim

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈvɪktɪm/

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• Hyphenation: vic‧tim

Noun

Singular victim

Plural victims

1. (countable) A victim is the person hurt in a crime.

   The family of the murder victim cried.

Related words

• victimize/victimize
• victimization/victimization