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Survivor's is the possessive form of survivor—someone who has lived through a dangerous or difficult experience.

It typically modifies nouns describing what belongs to or affects survivors: survivor's guilt (the psychological burden of having survived when others didn't), survivor's benefits (payments to family members after someone's death), survivor's account (a firsthand story of survival).

guilt

remorse

Guilt for wrongdoing

shamePainful awareness of failure
self-blameAttributing fault to oneself
burdenOppressive weight or duty

haunting · therapy · PTSD · coping · trauma · undeserving · anguish · psychological · intrusive · counseling

resilience

strength

Power to exert force

enduranceSustained effort capacity
perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
gritDetermination or abrasive particles

tenacity · recovery · rebuilding · thriving · overcoming · fortitude · determination · courage · adaptability · hope

benefits

pension

Retiree's ongoing benefit

spouseMarried partner
widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
widowerMan whose wife died

dependent · insurance · annuity · death · claim · eligibility · payout · inheritance · estate · entitlement

Opposites

outcome status

survivor'sdeceased's

Belonging to the dead

victim's · decedent's · sufferer's

role in trauma narrative

survivor'svictim's

Belonging to harmed party

perpetrator's · aggressor's · assailant's · attacker's · oppressor's

Phrases

last survivorFinal person still alive
sole survivorOnly one who lived
cancer survivorOne who overcame malignancy
Holocaust survivorOne who lived through Nazi genocide
human trafficking survivorPerson freed from forced servitude
survivor guiltDistress from enduring when others perished

Family

survivor, survivors

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