Victim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

a person who is tricked or swindled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪktɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪktɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪktɪm/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪktɪm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dupe

Word Forms

victimize	verb	make a victim of
victimise	verb	make a victim of
dupe	verb	fool or hoax

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Opfer

eine unglückliche Person, die unter widrigen Umständen leidet

🇫🇷French

victime

une personne malheureuse qui souffre de circonstances défavorables

🇪🇸Spanish

víctima

una persona desafortunada que sufre alguna circunstancia adversa

🇮🇹Italian

vittima

una persona sfortunata che soffre di qualche circostanza avversa

🇳🇱Dutch

slachtoffer

een ongelukkig persoon die lijdt onder een ongunstige omstandigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

vítima

uma pessoa infeliz que sofre alguma circunstância adversa

🇷🇺Russian

жертва

несчастный человек, который страдает от каких-то неблагоприятных обстоятельств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीड़ित

एक अभागा व्यक्ति जो किसी प्रतिकूल परिस्थिति से पीड़ित हो

🇧🇩Bengali

শিকার

একজন হতভাগ্য ব্যক্তি যিনি কিছু প্রতিকূল পরিস্থিতিতে ভোগেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதிக்கப்பட்ட

சில பாதகமான சூழ்நிலைகளால் பாதிக்கப்படும் ஒரு துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமான நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధితుడు

కొన్ని ప్రతికూల పరిస్థితులతో బాధపడే దురదృష్టవంతుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

बळी

एक दुर्दैवी व्यक्ती जी काही प्रतिकूल परिस्थितीत ग्रस्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભોગ

એક કમનસીબ વ્યક્તિ જે અમુક પ્રતિકૂળ સંજોગોથી પીડાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲಿಪಶು

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿರುವ ದುರದೃಷ್ಟಕರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇര

ചില പ്രതികൂല സാഹചര്യങ്ങളാൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുന്ന ഒരു നിർഭാഗ്യവാനായ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੀੜਤ

ਇੱਕ ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕੂਲ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکار

ایک بدقسمت شخص جو کسی ناگوار حالات سے دوچار ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受害者

遭受某种不利环境的不幸的人

🇯🇵Japanese

被害者

何らかの逆境に苦しむ不幸な人

🇰🇷Korean

피해자

어떤 불리한 상황으로 고통받는 불행한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nạn nhân

một người không may mắn phải chịu một hoàn cảnh bất lợi nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

เหยื่อ

บุคคลที่โชคร้ายที่ต้องทนทุกข์ทรมานจากเหตุการณ์ไม่พึงประสงค์บางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

korban

orang malang yang menderita keadaan buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

biktima

isang kapus-palad na tao na naghihirap mula sa ilang masamang pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

mangsa

orang yang malang yang mengalami beberapa keadaan buruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضحية

شخص مؤسف يعاني من بعض الظروف المعاكسة

🇮🇷Persian

قربانی

یک فرد بدبخت که از شرایط نامطلوبی رنج می برد

🇹🇷Turkish

kurban

bazı olumsuz durumlardan muzdarip talihsiz bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָרבָּן

אדם אומלל שסובל ממצב שלילי כלשהו

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