noun · neutral
victim
/ˈvɪktɪm/VIC·tim
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a person who is harmed, injured, or suffers loss because of a crime, accident, or other event
Examples
“The victim described the thief to the police.”
“Many victims of the scam lost their life savings.”
“Victim support groups help people recover after crimes.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although she was the victim of identity theft, she managed to recover most of her savings after persistent communication with the bank.”
Collocations
- victim of
- crime victim
- victim support
Word family
victim nounvictimise / victimize verbvictimisation / victimization noun
Common mistakes
He was victim of the robbery.→He was a victim of the robbery.
Many victim were injured.→Many victims were injured.
Say it for a higher band
5injured person→6the injured→7+victim
Synonyms
casualty
target
Easily confused
casualty
“The flood caused dozens of casualties in the coastal towns.”
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