victim
noun
/ˈvɪktəm/
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/ˈvɪktɪm/
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- One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.
- One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
- One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
- One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
- A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
- (by extension, Christianity) The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
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victime
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victimize
verb
/ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/
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- To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
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victimer,
victimiser
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victimism
noun
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- A tendency to play the victim; the adoption of a victimized persona.
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victimisme
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victimization
noun
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- An act that victimizes or exploits someone.
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victimation,
victimisation
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