fall prey

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fall prey

verb falls prey · falling prey · fell prey · fallen prey

To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to. Many children at our school have fallen prey to the 'flu bug.
Similar: fall victim

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verb to be affected by a bad situation

Español	ser presa (de), caer presa (de)
Italiano	cadere vittima
Русский	становиться добычей stanovitʹsja dobyčej, стать добычей statʹ dobyčej

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@misc{fall_prey_2026,
  title = {fall prey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20prey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}