Word Meaning

victim definition and meaning

n. A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
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.
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.
n. Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.

Crossword clues for victim

- Casualty
- Convict imprisoned inside casualty
- Easy pickings
- Prey
- The person harmed as the result of a crime
- Victor and Timothy shortly become prey