# victims

Pronunciation: say "VIK-timz" /ˈvɪktɪmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of victim. — plural of victim
   - Simple: Plural of victim. Use this when talking about more than one person who was hurt or harmed.
   - _Counselors offered support to the victims of the earthquake._
   - _The scam targeted elderly victims across several states._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of victim. Nonstandard; the usual verb is victimize. *(nonstandard)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of victim
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of victim. This verb is nonstandard. Most people say victimizes instead.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/victims (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).