Definitions
1.NounOne 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:"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; victims of assault; the murderer's victims; became another victim of the latest scam; She saw herself as a victim of circumstance.; a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash; a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence; the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders; a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system; relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane; victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck; local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn"
2.NounOne who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam."victims of assault; the murderer's victims; became another victim of the latest scam"
3.NounOne who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness."a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash"
4.NounOne who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own."a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence; the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders; a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system"
5.NounOne who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition."relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane; victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck; local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn"
6.NounA living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
7.NounThe transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
8.VerbTo make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.