<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: A passing motorist offered assistance to the victims of a car accident.</li><li>a person who is deceived or cheated, as by their own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency: I had fully expected the flight to arrive on time, but I was the victim of misplaced confidence.</li><li>a person or animal sacrificed or regarded as sacrificed: war victims.</li><li>a living creature sacrificed in religious rites.</li></ul>