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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'victim' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions victim noun  (italbrac, original sense) A living creature which is slain and offered as human or animal sacrifice, usually in a religious rite; by extension, the transfigurated body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Anyone who is physically harmed by another. An aggrieved or disadvantaged party in a crime (e.g. swindle.) A person who suffers any other injury, loss, or damage as a result of a voluntary undertaking. An unfortunate person who suffers from a disaster or other adverse circumstance. Narratology. A character who is conquered or manipulated by a villain. Translations:  Dutch: slachtoffer (literally 'slaughter sacrifice', but also in the figurative senses) French: victime German: Opfer (general term for 'sacrifice', whether creature or object) Italian: vittima Spanish: ví­ctima Etymology: from the Latin victima, sacrificial animal        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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