Thesaurus: victim

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1. n. A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. n. Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.
5. n. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
6. n. a person who is tricked or swindled
7. 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. Dryden. 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.]
8. n:100 n. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance n. a person who is tricked or swindled