Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victim

/ˈvɪktɪm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: vic-tim
IPA: /ˈvɪktɪm/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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:

noun

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:

noun

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:

noun

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:

noun

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

noun

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

verb

To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyk-, victime, victima

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

victims (plural) victims (present, singular) victiming (participle, present) victimed (participle, past) victimed (past)

Derived Forms

antivictim cybervictim multivictim nonvictim victicrat victimage victimary victimation victimhood victimisation victimise victimism

Phrases

fall victim fashion victim perfect victim play the victim card professional victim suicide victim victim blaming victim-blaming

Synonyms

injured party dupe

Antonyms

offender perpetrator culprit criminal assailant aggressor

Rhymes With

dictum

Questions

How do you pronounce victim?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪktɪm/.
What does victim mean?: 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
Where does victim come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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