victim

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vic·tim / ˈviktəm/ • n. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. ∎  a person who is tricked or duped: the victim of a hoax. ∎  a living creature killed as a religious sacrifice.PHRASES: fall victim to be hurt, killed, damaged, or destroyed by: many streams have fallen victim to the recent drought.

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