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per·se·cu·tion
(pûr′sĭ-kyo͞o′shən)n.
1. The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
2. The condition of being persecuted.
per′se·cu′tion·al adj.
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persecution
(ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən)n
the act of persecuting or the state of being persecuted
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per•se•cu•tion
(ˌpɜr sɪˈkyu ʃən)n.
1. the act of persecuting.
2. the state of being persecuted.
[1300–50]
per`se•cu′tion•al, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" oppression, subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" pogrom - organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews) rendition - handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed torturing, torture - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
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persecution
noun victimization, abuse, torture, torment, oppression, tyranny, discrimination against, mistreatment, ill-treatment, maltreatment, tyrannization the persecution of minorities
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persecution
nounExcruciating punishment:
Idiom: tortures of the damned.
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Translations
إضْطِهاد، تَعْذيب
pronásledování
forfølgelse
ofsókn
pregon
işkence etme
persecution
[ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən]A. N → persecución f
B. CPD persecution complex N (Psych) → complejo m persecutorio
persecution mania N (Psych) → manía f persecutoria
persecution mania N (Psych) → manía f persecutoria
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persecution
n → Verfolgung f → (of von); his persecution by the press → seine Verfolgung durch die Presse; to have a persecution complex → an Verfolgungswahn leiden
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persecute
(ˈpəːsikjuːt) verb to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs. They were persecuted for their religion.
ˌperseˈcution nounˈpersecutor noun
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persecution
n. persecución, acosamiento.
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