victim

[US]/ˈvɪktɪm/
[UK]/ˈvɪktɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. person who is harmed or suffers loss, a person who is harmed or suffers loss
Word Forms
Pluralvictims

Phrases & Collocations

innocent victim

uskyldig offer

crime victim

offer for en forbrydelse

fall victim to

falde offer for

fashion victim

modeoffer

Example Sentences

the victim of a hoax.

offerens for et fusk.

a victim of a mugging.

offerens for et røveri.

the victims of crime.

ofrene for kriminalitet.

the victim of circumstances

offer for omstændighederne

The victim was supine on the stretcher.

Offeret lå på ryggen på båren.

the victim of a cruel hoax.

offeret for en grusom narrestreg.

the victim of a perfidious murder.

offer for et forræderisk drab.

victims of racial discrimination.

ofre for racemæssig diskrimination.

victims of medical malpractice.

ofre for lægefaglig forsømmelse.

victims of an ideological steamroller.

ofre for en ideologisk maskine.

She was the victim of a road accident.

Hun var offer for en trafikulykke.

a victim floating facedown in the water.

et offer, der lå og flød på hovedet i vandet.

the first victim gave evidence against him.

Det første offer afgav vidnesbyrd mod ham.

the intended victim escaped.

Det tilsigtede offer slap væk.

the victim was strangled with a scarf.

Offeret blev kvalt med et tørklæde.

Real-world Examples

You are a victim of your own scheming.

Du er offer for din egen list.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Muppet creator Jim Henson was a famous victim.

Muppet-skaber Jim Henson var et berømt offer.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

The murderer smothered his victims with a pillow.

Morderen kvalte sine ofre med en pude.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It was entrapment. I'm the victim here.

Det var en fælde. Jeg er offeret her.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

You use pity to lure in your victims!

Du bruger medlidenhed til at lokke dine ofre!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

It turns out Venus is a victim of a runaway greenhouse effect.

Det viser sig, at Venus er offer for en løbsk drivhuseffekt.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that van Gogh was the victim of schoolboy bullies.

Stærke omstændighedsbeviser tyder på, at Van Gogh var offer for skolebølleteg.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Yet, she was the victim of anorexia.

Alligevel var hun offer for anoreksi.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

Rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims.

Redningsfolk kæmpede for at nå de strandede ofre.

Source: AP Listening Compilation February 2021

China says it is a victim of U.S. bullying.

Kina siger, at det er offer for amerikansk mobning.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

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