persecution

per·se·cu·tion

P0206200 (pûr′sĭ-kyo͞o′shən)n.1. The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.2. The condition of being persecuted.

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per′se·cu′tion·al adj.

persecution

(ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən) nthe act of persecuting or the state of being persecuted

per•se•cu•tion

(ˌpɜr sɪˈkyu ʃən)

n. 1. the act of persecuting. 2. the state of being persecuted. [1300–50] per`se•cu′tion•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"oppression, subjugation - the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"pogrom - organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)rendition - handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowedtorturing, torture - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

persecution

noun victimization, abuse, torture, torment, oppression, tyranny, discrimination against, mistreatment, ill-treatment, maltreatment, tyrannization the persecution of minorities

persecution

nounExcruciating punishment:hell, living hell, torment, torture.Idiom: tortures of the damned.

Translations

迫害

persecute

(ˈpəːsikjuːt) verb to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs. They were persecuted for their religion. 迫害，殘害 迫害ˌperseˈcution noun 迫害 迫害ˈpersecutor noun 迫害者 迫害者