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The meaning of PERSECUTE is to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically : to cause to suffer because of belief. How to use persecute in a sentence.
persecuting. Add to word list. present participle of persecute. persecute. verb [ T ] uk / ˈpɜː.sɪ.kjuːt / us / ˈpɝː.sɪ.kjuːt / to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone:
to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Synonyms: torment, torture, afflict. to annoy or trouble persistently. Synonyms: pester, bother, vex, badger, worry. persecute. / ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːt / verb.
to treat people unfairly or cruelly over a period of time because of their race, religion, etc.: She claimed the government was persecuting its opponents.
The meaning of PERSECUTION is the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook. How to use persecution in a sentence.
noun. the act of persecuting. the state of being persecuted. a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group: the persecutions of Christians by the Romans. persecution. / ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən /.
the act of deliberately annoying somebody all the time and making their life unpleasant synonym harassment (1) Collocations Race. See persecution in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: persecution. Definition of persecution noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
