Pronunciation IPA (key): /ˈvɪktɪm/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: vic‧tim Noun Singular victim Plural victims Victim is on the Academic Vocabulary List. (countable) A victim is the person hurt in a crime. The family of the murder victim cried. Related words victimize/victimize victimization/victimizationWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads