English-Dutch translations for victim

• slachtoffer
  Ik weet dat er veel slachtoffers zijn gevallen. I know that there were many victims.
  Anna was echter niet het enige slachtoffer. Anna is not, however, the only victim.
  Het heeft gezorgd voor gerechtigheid voor vele slachtoffers. It has brought justice to many victims.
• gedupeerde

Definition of victim

• One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
• A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite

Examples

• the youngest victims of the brutal war
• victim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge
• victims of assault; the murderers victims
• became another victim of the latest scam
• a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
• a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence
• the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the towns deep distrust of outsiders
• a victim of sexism; victims of a racist system
• relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane
• victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck
• local businesses were the main victims of the economic downturn

Related words

• victimology
• victimless
• victim-blaming
• victimization
• victimize
• victimisation
• victimhood
• victimism
• victimist