No. 263 in Spanish
víctima
A person who suffers harm, injury, or loss due to a crime, accident, or other event.
In a sentence
Ellos encontraron a la víctima en la escena del crimen.
They found the victim at the crime scene.
Used to refer to a person who has suffered harm or crime.
Él se siente como una víctima del sistema.
He feels like a victim of the system.
The term is used metaphorically to describe someone perceiving themselves as being adversely affected by a system or situation.
La naturaleza fue víctima de la deforestación.
Nature was a victim of deforestation.
Symbolically used to refer to something affected negatively by an action or event.
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