victim

victim englannista suomeksi

1. uhri

0. Substantiivi

1. uhri

victim englanniksi

1. 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:

''the youngest victims of the brutal war''

''victim of a bad decision by a rushed and overworked judge''

2. (quote-journal)

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4. One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.

''victims of assault''; ''the murderer's victims''

''became another victim of the latest scam''

5. (quote-book)

6. (RQ:Orczy Miss Elliott) was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.(nb..)”

7. One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.

''a fundraiser for victims of AIDS''; ''a victim of a car crash''

8. (quote-book)the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, … !”

9. One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.

''a victim of his own pride''; ''a victim of her own incompetence''

''the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders''

''a victim of sexism''; ''victims of a racist system''

10. One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.

''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''

11. 1970 March 12, United States House Committee on Education and Labor, ''Summary of Legislative Action of the House Education and Labor Committee for the 91st Congress (1st Session)'' / ''Educational Technology Act of 1969: Hearing, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session on H.R. 8838 ... March 12, 1970'':

To some extent the schools and colleges are victims of conditions beyond their control: rapid population growth and mobility, country; to-city migration, unpredictable economic and social changes wrought by technology, (..)

12. (quote-journal)Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

13. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

14. The transfigured body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.