Mordopfer

Meaning (English)

Mordopfer means “murder victim” — a person who has been killed as the result of a murder (intentional unlawful killing).

It can refer to:

• the victim in a specific murder case (“das Mordopfer wurde identifiziert”)
• more generally, people who have been murdered (“Mordopfer weltweit”)

Word parts (composition)

• Mord = murder
• Opfer = victim (also: sacrifice in other contexts)

So, Mordopfer = “victim of a murder.”

German synonyms

• Opfer eines Mordes
• Tötungsopfer (broader: victim of a killing, not necessarily legally “murder”)
• Opfer (in context)

German antonyms (if applicable)

A direct opposite is uncommon, but depending on context:

• Täter / Mörder = perpetrator / murderer (the opposite role in the crime)
• Überlebender = survivor (opposite outcome in a violent incident)