French Conversation · Level 6
87 words
French word
victime
Pronunciation
IPA/viktim/
Meaning
- feminine nounvictim
Example
La victime a appelé la police.
The victim called the police.
More examples
Après l'accident, la victime a reçu des soins.
After the accident, the victim received medical care.
Core concept
The human target left with injury, suffering, or loss after something goes wrong.
Common phrases
la victime d'un crime
victim of a crime
une victime innocente
an innocent victim
la victime d'un accident
victim of an accident
Similar words
blessé: Someone who has sustained a bodily injury or wound.
témoin: Someone who directly observed or heard an incident or event.
Definition in French
Personne atteinte par un préjudice, qu'il soit corporel, moral ou matériel.
Word origin
French inherited victime from Latin victima and extended the idea of a sacrificial victim to anyone subjected to harm.
Usage tips
- Faire la victime is a colloquial expression meaning to act like a victim and can carry a mild reproachful tone.
Opposites
- agresseuraggressornoun
- responsableperson responsiblenoun
Related words
- victimiservictimizeverb
- victimisationvictimizationnoun
- victimisévictimizedadjective