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victim
noun
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
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- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- ICTI
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
/ˈvɪktəm/
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noun
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
“the youngest victims of the brutal war”
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
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the youngest victims of the brutal war
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