one who falls prey (to an attack, deception, etc.)
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Victim Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.
Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.
(n.)
A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.
A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.
(n.)
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
(n.)
A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
victim
\vic"tim\ (?), n. [l. victima: cf. f. victime.]
1. a living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of. led like a victim, to my death i'll go.
2. a person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.
3. a person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
4. hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull. [colloq.]
victim
n
1. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
2. a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: dupe]
Noun
1. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
(hypernym) unfortunate, unfortunate person
(hyponym) casualty, injured party
(derivation) victimize, victimise
2. a person who is tricked or swindled
(synonym) dupe
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge
(derivation) victimize, victimise
Victim Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that you are the victim of any scheme, foretells that you will be oppressed and over-powered by your enemies. Your family relations will also be strained.
To victimize others, denotes that you will amass wealth dishonorably and prefer illicit relations, to the sorrow of your companions.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo victimize others, denotes that you will amass wealth dishonorably and prefer illicit relations, to the sorrow of your companions.
Victim Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Victim or Victims may refer to:
In fiction
- The Victim (novel), a 1947 Saul Bellow novel
- Victim (1961 film), a 1961 film featuring Dirk Bogarde
- The Victim (1980 film), a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by and starring Sammo Hung
- Victim (1999 film), a 1999 Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam
- The Victim (2006 film), a Thai horror-thriller by Monthon
- The Victim (2011 film), a 2011 horror film
- The Victim (1916 film), 1917 silent film by the Fox Film Corporation starring vamp Valeska Suratt
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Victim Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
victim; sacrifice
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About