English-Swedish translations for victim

• offer ett
  Varje offer för terrorismen är ett offer för mycket.Every victim of terrorism is one victim too many.
  Ytterligare ett offer har varit turismen.The other victim has been tourism.
  Betänkandet faller offer för denna tvetydighet.This report is a victim of such ambiguity.
• målsägande en

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