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Victim: Definition, Usage & Key Distinctions (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：person harmed or killed (victim)

victim 🔊

/ˈvɪktɪm/

A person who has been hurt, attacked, or killed because of a bad thing like a crime, an accident, or a disease.

Victim illustration: injured person with bandaged arm receiving care in a hospital setting.

person harmed or killed 🔊

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/ˈpɜːrsən hɑːrmd ɔːr kɪld/

An individual who has experienced injury, attack, or death due to negative events such as crimes, accidents, or diseases.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'victima', meaning a sacrifice or offering.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'VIC-TIM': a person victimized by time or circumstances, like a clock striking harm.

📖 Example

After the car accident, she received a lot of support as a victim of reckless driving. 🔊 After the car accident, she received a lot of support as a victim of reckless driving.

🔗 Collocations

victim of crime – a person who has suffered from a criminal act

accident victim – a person injured or killed in an accident

innocent victim – a blameless person who is harmed

🔄 Synonyms

casualty (n.) – a person killed or injured in a war or accident

sufferer (n.) – a person who experiences pain or hardship

prey (n.) – an animal hunted or seized for food, often extended to humans

🚫 Antonyms

perpetrator (n.) – a person who carries out a harmful or illegal act

aggressor (n.) – a person or country that attacks first

🌱 Derivatives

victimize (v.) – to make someone a victim; to subject to harm

victimization (n.) – the act of making someone a victim

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 'victima', denoting an animal or person sacrificed to deities. Evolved in English to refer to anyone suffering harm from crimes, accidents, or disasters.

Meaning 2：sufferer from disaster (victim)

victim 🔊

/ˈvɪktɪm/

A person, animal, or place that suffers because of a bad situation or event, like a natural disaster, pollution, or unfair treatment.

Victim of disaster: flooded neighborhood scene showing impact of natural catastrophe on homes.

sufferer from disaster 🔊

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/ˈsʌfərər frɒm dɪˈzɑːstər/

A person, animal, or place that endures suffering due to adverse situations such as natural disasters, pollution, or unfair treatment.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Many small coastal towns were the first victims of the rising sea levels and frequent storms. 🔊 Many small coastal towns were the first victims of the rising sea levels and frequent storms.

🔗 Collocations

victim of pollution – an entity harmed by environmental contamination

natural disaster victim – a person or place affected by events like earthquakes or floods

economic victim – a person or group suffering from financial crises

🔄 Synonyms

casualty (n.) – a person or thing damaged or destroyed as a result of an event

sufferer (n.) – one who undergoes pain or distress

target (n.) – an object of attack or criticism

🚫 Antonyms

beneficiary (n.) – a person who gains advantage from something

survivor (n.) – a person who remains alive after an event that killed others