persecution
The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of peopleThe act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
» Some of them were and are in constant danger due to political repression and persecution.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents.
Verfolgung, Schikane, Drangsalierung
пресле́дованиеpreslédovanije, гоне́ниеgonénije, тра́вляtrávlja
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Examples
34 sentencesSome of them were and are in constant danger due to political repression and persecution.
Tom suffers from a persecution complex.
Others came to escape religious persecution.
deAndere konnten der religiösen Verfolgung entfliehen.
Will they escape persecution after emigrating?
This is no longer criticism, but persecution.
ruЭто уже не критика, а травля.
Translations
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Origin
Equivalent to persecute + -ion. From Middle English persecucioun, from Old French persecucEquivalent to persecute + -ion. From Middle English persecucioun, from Old French persecucion, from Ecclesiastical Latin persecūtio (“persecution; chase, pursuit”), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) + sequor (“follow”). Displaced native Old English ēhtnes.
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Forms
plural: persecutions| Singular | persecution |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable