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witch-hunt
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witch-hunt also witch hunt (wchhnt)
n.
An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.
witch-hunter n.
witch-hunting adj. & n.
witch-hunt
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public
witch-hunter  n
witch-hunting  n & adj
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Noun1.witch-hunt - searching out and harassing dissenters
harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
McCarthyism - unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
Translations
witch-hunt
n (lit, fig) → Hexenjagd f
witch-hunt [ˈwɪtʃˌhʌnt] n → caccia alle streghe
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Byline: CRAIG SMITH The Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting in the Western World by John Demos, Viking, 320 pages In "The Peace of Mowsle Barton" by Saki (H.
IN OTHER WORDS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
This new edition includes material from recent literature and from Levack's study of witch-hunting in contemporary Africa.
The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe, 3d ed by Reference & Research Book News
00 1-800-423-4525 An Abundance Of Witches: The Great Scottish Witch-Hunt is a detailed history of witch-hunting and persecution in Scotland from approximately 1658-1662, an era generally thought to be the high point of a turbulent history of violence and hatred for accused witches.
An Abundance Of Witches by The Bookwatch
 
 
 
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