Meaning of VICTIM
| Pronunciation: | | 'viktim
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- [n] an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
- [n] a person who is tricked or swindled
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| | Synonyms: | | dupe |
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| | See Also: | | butt, casualty, chump, easy mark, fair game, fall guy, fool, goat, gull, human, hunted person, individual, injured party, lamb, laughingstock, mark, martyr, mortal, mug, muggee, murderee, patsy, person, poor devil, prey, quarry, scapegoat, schlemiel, shlemiel, sitting duck, soft touch, somebody, someone, soul, stooge, sucker, sufferer, target, unfortunate, unfortunate person, whipping boy, wretch | |
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| | Definition: | | Victim
."...now it is time I tell you what really happened. It was early October. You know how we get the rain just before fall sets in. It just pitter-pattered all day, depressing, as if I were not already melancholy enough. Just before closing time, that man whose wife is in the hospital came in to buy books. This was my second time seeing him in the store. He rummaged through the books while I patiently watched. I politely reminded him, that in five minutes I was closing the shop. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vic"tim\, n. [L. victima: cf. F. victime.]
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.]
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are a victim, forewarns that you will be oppressed and overpowered by your enemies. Such dreams suggest that you feeling powerless and helpless in a situation in your waking life.
Dreaming that you victimize others, foretells wealth via dishonorable means. |
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