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   Per·se·cu·tion

   /ˌpərsəˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs: "her family fled religious persecution" Similar oppressionvictimizationmaltreatmentill treatmentmistreatmentabuseill usagediscriminationtyrannytyrannizationpunishmenttormenttorturepogrominformal:witch huntred-baitingharassmenthoundingharryingbadgeringteasingbullyingmolestation
   • ▪ persistent annoyance or harassment: "his persecution at the hands of other students"

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