- 1a person who has been attacked, injured, or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc. murder/rape, etc. victims accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims victims of crime She was the innocent victim of an arson attack. Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending.
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- 2a person who has been tricked synonym target They were the victims of a cruel hoax. see fashion victim
- 3an animal or a person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice a sacrificial victim Idioms
to be injured, damaged, or killed by something Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost.
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