victim
/ˈvɪktɪm/noun
उच्चारण विक्टिम
पीड़ित, शिकार
Basic word
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a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident; a person who has been tricked; an animal or person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice
पीड़ित, शिकार
- flood victims
- a victim of fraud
- The victim of the theft reported it to the police.
+ 2 more examples
- Many people became victims of the cyclone.
- She was a victim of an online scam.
Synonyms sufferer casualty prey target martyr
Opposite offender attacker culprit perpetrator
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the harmed-person words: victim, casualty (a person killed or injured in an accident or war), sufferer, prey, scapegoat (a person blamed for others' mistakes).
हानि उठाने वाले व्यक्ति के शब्द याद रखिए: victim, casualty (दुर्घटना या युद्ध में मारा गया या घायल), sufferer, prey, scapegoat (दूसरों की गलतियों के लिए दोषी ठहराया जाने वाला, बलि का बकरा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and collocations, asked often: fall victim to sth (be hurt or killed by something: 'fall victim to a scam'), a victim of circumstances (a person who suffers because of events they cannot control), a victim of your own success (having problems because you have been very successful), victimize (treat somebody unfairly, often as punishment).
Idioms और collocations अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: fall victim to sth (किसी चीज़ का शिकार होना: 'fall victim to a scam'), a victim of circumstances (नियंत्रण से बाहर की घटनाओं से पीड़ित व्यक्ति, परिस्थितियों का मारा), a victim of your own success (बहुत सफल होने से समस्याओं में पड़ना), victimize (प्रायः दंड के रूप में किसी के साथ अन्याय करना)।