Victim | Mean of victim in English Dictionary

/ˈvɪktəm/

• Noun
• a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else
1. a victim of abuse/violence
2. a murder/rape victim
• a person who is cheated or fooled by someone else
1. the victims of a hoax
• someone or something that is harmed by an unpleasant event (such as an illness or accident)
1. a victim of fate/circumstance
2. a tornado victim
3. He was the victim of an error.
4. an AIDS/cancer victim
5. a fashion victim [=someone who wears fashionable clothes that make them look unattractive or silly]

• a person or animal that is offered as a gift to a god in a religious ritual
1. sacrificial victims
• to be attacked, injured, or killed by (someone or something)
1. Police think she may have fallen victim to a serial killer.
• to be affected badly by (something)
1. She fell victim to the flu.
2. He fell victim to a scam.
3. schools falling victim to budget cuts