Prey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

animal hunted or caught for food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈeɪ/.

Examples

he fell prey to muggers
everyone was fair game
the target of a manhunt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fair game quarry feed raven predate target

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence “he fell prey to muggers”
noun	animal hunted or caught for food
verb	profit from in an exploitatory manner “He feeds on her insecurity”
verb	prey on or hunt for “These mammals predate certain eggs”

Word Forms

prey	verb	profit from in an exploitatory manner
target	verb	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
prey	noun	a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
predation	noun	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beute

eine Person, die Ziel eines Angriffs (insbesondere Opfer von Spott oder Ausbeutung) durch eine feindselige Person oder Einflussnahme ist

🇫🇷French

proie

une personne qui fait l'objet d'une attaque (en particulier une victime de ridicule ou d'exploitation) par une personne ou une influence hostile

🇪🇸Spanish

presa

una persona que es el objetivo de un ataque (especialmente una víctima de ridículo o explotación) por parte de alguna persona o influencia hostil

🇮🇹Italian

preda

una persona che è l'obiettivo di un attacco (in particolare una vittima di ridicolo o di sfruttamento) da parte di qualche persona o influenza ostile

🇳🇱Dutch

prooi

een persoon die het doelwit is van een aanval (vooral slachtoffer van spot of uitbuiting) door een vijandige persoon of invloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

presa

uma pessoa que é alvo de um ataque (especialmente vítima de ridículo ou exploração) por alguma pessoa ou influência hostil

🇷🇺Russian

добыча

человек, который является целью нападения (особенно жертвой насмешек или эксплуатации) со стороны какого-либо враждебного лица или влияния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकार

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी शत्रुतापूर्ण व्यक्ति या प्रभाव द्वारा हमले का लक्ष्य है (विशेष रूप से उपहास या शोषण का शिकार)।

🇧🇩Bengali

শিকার

এমন একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি কোনও প্রতিকূল ব্যক্তি বা প্রভাব দ্বারা আক্রমণের লক্ষ্য (বিশেষত উপহাস বা শোষণের শিকার)

🇮🇳Tamil

இரை

சில விரோத நபர் அல்லது செல்வாக்கின் தாக்குதலின் (குறிப்பாக கேலி அல்லது சுரண்டலுக்கு பலியாகிய) நோக்கமாக இருக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేటాడతాయి

కొంతమంది శత్రు వ్యక్తి లేదా ప్రభావం ద్వారా దాడి (ముఖ్యంగా అపహాస్యం లేదా దోపిడీకి గురైన వ్యక్తి) లక్ష్యంగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकार

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या शत्रुत्वाच्या व्यक्तीने किंवा प्रभावाने हल्ल्याचे उद्दिष्ट आहे (विशेषत: उपहास किंवा शोषणाचा बळी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિકાર

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે કોઈ પ્રતિકૂળ વ્યક્તિ અથવા પ્રભાવ દ્વારા હુમલો (ખાસ કરીને ઉપહાસ અથવા શોષણનો શિકાર) નો હેતુ છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಟೆಯನ್ನು

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಆಕ್ರಮಣದ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಶೋಷಣೆಗೆ ಬಲಿಯಾದ) ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരപിടിക്കുക

ചില ശത്രുതാപരമായ വ്യക്തിയുടെയോ സ്വാധീനത്തിൻ്റെയോ ആക്രമണത്തിൻ്റെ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പരിഹാസത്തിനോ ചൂഷണത്തിനോ ഇരയായ) ലക്ഷ്യമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹਮਲੇ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਮਖੌਲ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شکار

وہ شخص جو کسی دشمن شخص یا اثر و رسوخ کے ذریعہ حملے کا مقصد ہے (خاص طور پر طنز یا استحصال کا شکار)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猎物

成为敌对人士或影响力攻击目标的人（尤其是嘲笑或剥削的受害者）

🇯🇵Japanese

獲物

敵対的な人物または影響力による攻撃の対象となっている人（特に嘲笑や搾取の被害者）

🇰🇷Korean

먹이

적대적인 사람이나 영향력에 의한 공격의 대상이 되는 사람(특히 조롱이나 착취의 피해자)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con mồi

một người là mục tiêu của một cuộc tấn công (đặc biệt là nạn nhân của sự chế giễu hoặc bóc lột) bởi một người hoặc ảnh hưởng thù địch

🇹🇭Thai

เหยื่อ

บุคคลที่มีเป้าหมายในการโจมตี (โดยเฉพาะเหยื่อของการเยาะเย้ยหรือการแสวงหาผลประโยชน์) โดยบุคคลที่ไม่เป็นมิตรหรืออิทธิพล

🇮🇩Indonesian

mangsa

seseorang yang menjadi sasaran serangan (terutama korban ejekan atau eksploitasi) oleh orang atau pengaruh yang bermusuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

biktima

isang tao na ang layunin ng isang pag-atake (lalo na ang isang biktima ng pangungutya o pagsasamantala) ng ilang masungit na tao o impluwensya

🇲🇾Malay

mangsa

seseorang yang menjadi sasaran serangan (terutamanya mangsa ejekan atau eksploitasi) oleh seseorang atau pengaruh yang bermusuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضحية

الشخص الذي يكون هدفًا للهجوم (خاصة ضحية السخرية أو الاستغلال) من قبل شخص معادي أو تأثير

🇮🇷Persian

طعمه

شخصی که هدف حمله (به ویژه قربانی تمسخر یا استثمار) توسط شخص یا نفوذ متخاصم است.

🇹🇷Turkish

kurban

düşmanca bir kişi veya nüfuz tarafından saldırının hedefi olan kişi (özellikle alay veya istismar mağduru)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טֶרֶף

אדם המהווה מטרה להתקפה (במיוחד קורבן ללעג או ניצול) על ידי אדם עוין או השפעה כלשהי

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