fall victim to — to become a victim of something harmful or unfortunate
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to become a victim of something harmful or unfortunate
Pronunciation (IPA): /fɔːl ˈvɪktɪm tuː/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother fell victim to a fake lottery scam and lost her savings.
- I fell victim to the 'buy one get ten free' sale and now my closet is full of useless gadgets.
- Students often fall victim to procrastination during exam periods.
fall victim to
NOUN[/fɔːl ˈvɪktɪm tuː/]
to become a victim of something harmful or unfortunate
💡 Concept
to become a victim of something harmful or unfortunate
🎵 Rhyme
By the tall building's wall, he falls victim to it all!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/fɔːl ˈvɪktɪm tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/fɔːl ˈvɪktəm tuː/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
calltallwall
call
tall
wall
🔗Collocations
fall victim to fraud
fall victim to disease
fall victim to cybercrime
fall victim to temptation
fall victim to peer pressure
fall victim to identity theft
📝Examples
“My grandmother fell victim to a fake lottery scam and lost her savings.”
😄 Fun example
“I fell victim to the 'buy one get ten free' sale and now my closet is full of useless gadgets.”
“Students often fall victim to procrastination during exam periods.”
“He fell victim to his own success and became arrogant.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
become prey tosuccumb tobe deceived bybe taken advantage of
Antonyms
escape fromavoidresist
Related
victimvulnerableexploitdeceivescam
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