noun One 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.
noun One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
victims of assault; the murderer's victims
noun One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
noun One 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
noun One 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
noun A 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.
noun The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
verb To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.