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victim noun

  /ˈvɪktəm/ , /ˈvɪktɪm/
  • 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.
 victime

victimism noun

  • A tendency to play the victim; the adoption of a victimized persona.
 victimisme

victimize verb

  /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/
  • To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
 victimer, victimiser

victimization noun

  /ˌvɪk.tɪ.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌvɪk.tɪ.məˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • An act that victimizes or exploits someone.
 victimation, victimisation
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