Defenition of the word persecution

• Defenition of the word persecution

  • A set of violent actions aimed at the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another group.
  • the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

Synonyms for the word persecution

• • bullying
  • discrimination
  • harassment
  • harrying
  • hounding
  • maltreatment
  • singling out

Similar words in the persecution

• • persecution
  • persecution's
  • persecutions

Hyponyms for the word persecution

• • oppression
  • pogrom
  • rendition
  • subjugation
  • torture
  • torturing

Hypernyms for the word persecution

• • abuse
  • ill-treatment
  • ill-usage
  • maltreatment

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