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    Victime (en. Victim)

    /vik.tim/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A person who suffers harm, often due to a crime or an accident.
    The victim of the accident was taken to the hospital.
    La victime de l'accident a été transportée à l'hôpital.
    A person who is manipulated or used by others.
    By manipulating the emotions of others, he became the victim of his own game.
    En manipulant les émotions des autres, il est devenu la victime de son propre jeu.
    A person who is unfortunate due to circumstances.
    She considers herself a victim of circumstances.
    Elle se considère comme une victime des circonstances.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'victima', meaning 'sacrificed animal' or 'sacrificed person'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    designated victim
    A person especially chosen to suffer consequences.
    victime désignée
    to make someone a victim
    To make someone responsible for their suffering.
    faire de quelqu'un une victime
    to see oneself as a victim
    To feel that one is suffering an injustice.
    se voir comme une victime

    Related Words

    victimization
    To accuse or treat someone as a victim.
    victimiser
    victimology
    The study of victims and their experiences.
    victimologie

    Slang Meanings

    To be a victim of fashion.
    She buys everything that is trendy; she is such a victim of fashion.
    Elle achète tout ce qui est à la mode, elle est tellement une victime de la mode.
    Victim of one's own choices.
    He complains all the time, but he is really a victim of his own choices.
    Il se plaint tout le temps, mais c'est vraiment une victime de ses propres choix.