fell prey
Was caught by
Fell prey describes becoming a victim of something harmful or destructive.
The phrase typically takes "to": She fell prey to a phone scam, The company fell prey to market forces.
It suggests vulnerability—being caught or consumed like an animal taken by a predator.
The past tense of "fall prey."
- victimOne harmed by another
- easy targetVulnerable person or thing
- sitting duckDefenseless person or thing
- succumbedStopped resisting, gave way
- huntingPursuing wild game
subjugated · sufferer · taken advantage of · picked off · target · casualty · scapegoat · overpowered · dupe · hook line and sinker · patsy · taken in · pawn · mark · ambushed · caught off guard · vanquished · conquered
fell preyhunted
Sought to capture
stalked · predated · captured · victimized · targeted
fell preyresisted
Refused to yield
withstood · overcame · fended off · rebuffed · fought off
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