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(chiefly historical) Engagement in a witch-hunt; searching for witches or for evidence against them..
Witch-hunting became a mania, with all the abuses and excesses which invariably develop with fanaticism.
Witch-hunting has often been prominent both in revolutionary movements which directly opposed and helped to end colonialism or white supremacy, and in the successor states, under native regimes, which emerged out of the former colonies.
Noble had accused the Rugby Football League of "an element of witch-hunting" before accompanying Fielden to his disciplinary hearing, which he admitted was "disruptive" in cup final week.
Use witch-hunting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Witch-hunting means (chiefly historical) Engagement in a witch-hunt; searching for witches or for evidence against them..
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Witch-hunting became a mania, with all the abuses and excesses which invariably develop with fanaticism.
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