Persecution
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Persecution is a noun meaning The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
Meaning
The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
Example Sentences
I see this not as persecution, but a learning chance to grow.
Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents.
[…] to support or agree with the persecutions, beatings, dehumanizings, insults, murders, genocides, and oppressions of a perpetrator's target […]
During the early 20th century, wolves were considered undesirable. They were subject to persecution and were extirpated from large areas of their original range. With increased environmental awareness in the 1970s, attitudes toward wolves began to change.
Word Forms
- persecutions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include victimization, victimized, victimisation, oppressed, oppression, bullying.
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