victim vs unfortunate

victim and unfortunate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
victim	Yes	No	No	No
unfortunate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, unfortunate is a hypernym of victim; that is, unfortunate is a word with a broader meaning than victim:

Other hypernyms of victim include unfortunate person.

victim (noun)	unfortunate (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance	a person who suffers misfortune
a person who is tricked or swindled

victim (adjective)	unfortunate (adjective)
	not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
	not auspicious; boding ill
	unsuitable or regrettable