persecution
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6.5
- noun
- /ˌpɜr.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
:
persecución
- But the people who wrote the Constitution of the United States fled persecution.
- religious persecution
- flee persecution
- suffer persecution
What would soon be known as the Great Persecution had begun.
- What would soon be known as the Great Persecution had begun.
- What they got was a lot of misunderstanding, rejection, persecution, torture, and martyrdom.
- It's a selective persecution that allows them to get away with this.
- Most of them came to Israel as the refuge from religious persecution by Muslim governments.
- Grant didn't want massive persecutions or prosecutions.
- It is religious motivation that is orchestrating the systemic persecution of LGBT people.
- They're not fleeing persecution, you know, and I don't think we're not animals.
- And it always grows in the midst of persecution.
- And really renders A nuanced and troubling picture of war and religious persecution in our world.
- Who have they hurt to succeed in systems of corruption and persecution?
- I would ask her why it's taken her so long to look into the persecution of Tommy Robinson.
- law as a person who is has a well founded fear of persecution.
- I, you know, I find Assange's persecution, you know, incredibly disgusting from every possible angle.
- You didn't, you didn't have Uzbeks, Hazaras and Tajiks who had finally enjoyed periods of non persecution by Pashtuns.
Examples
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There's been a lot of persecution of the community.
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Many people fled their countries to escape religious persecution because of their faith.
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The period of persecution was beginning.
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The persecution of people of faith is much worse now than when I left.
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Given the extent of the persecution in that country.
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And even if they did reduce persecution, that alone would not constitute religious freedom.
Academic text (2008) -
But as one wave of persecution rises, another one falls.
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With all the hardship and the persecution, I love it here.
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Unfortunately, asylum cases based on persecution by criminal actors are notoriously difficult to win in the United States.
Academic text (2012) -
Despite the persecution, Osika remains steadfast in its struggle for human rights.
Synonyms
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3.5
Unfair treatment of people because of their race, age, or sex
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3.2
Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose
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5.5
A cruel use of power to control and hurt people
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7.7
A campaign to unfairly find and punish people for their beliefs or actions
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6.8
Treating someone unfairly, often by taking advantage of them
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4.1
Unfair treatment of people because of their race or ethnic background
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7.9
Leaving someone out of a group on purpose
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8.4
Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.1
A false belief that other people want to harm or plot against you
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Persecution comes from Latin parts per- and sequi, where sequi means 'to follow' and per- makes it stronger, so the original idea was 'to follow closely' or chase, like to pursue someone. That's why persecution now means people being chased or treated cruelly, often for their race, religion, or beliefs.