Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "victim" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

attacker criminal offender

Typical Location

basement crime scene

Capable Of

attempt to forgive explain day away labor to breath report crime report crime to police

Derived Terms

fall victim fashion victim perfect victim play the victim card professional victim suicide victim victim blaming victim feminism victim impact statement victim mentality victim of one's own success victim surcharge victim-blaming victimed

Desires

closure

Context

narratology original sense

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer unfortunate unfortunate person worker

Type Of (IsA)

being person unfortunate unfortunate person

Related Terms

victimisation victimise victimism victimist victimization victimize

Related Terms

assault crime crime sufferer crime target disaster person prey sacrifice sufferer target

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.