Biktima

victim; affected person; injured partynoun

Alternative meanings

A person who suffers harm, loss, abuse, an accident, crime, scam, or negative situation caused by another person, event, or circumstance.

Pronunciation

bik-TEE-mah

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish víctima. It can also function as a verb in some contexts to mean to victimize or make someone a victim.

Variants or conjugations

nabiktima; gibiktima; mga biktima

Related words and expressions

harm; damage; accident; crime; abuse

Meaning and usage notes

Biktima is used for someone affected by an accident, crime, abuse, scam, or disaster. In legal contexts, it may appear with words like krimen or kaso.