💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Persecuting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| oppressverb | (transitive) To keep down by unjust force. |
| harassverb | (specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period. |
| chasingnoun | Engraved or embossed decoration. |
| persecutionnoun | The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution. |
| prosecutingverb | (transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against. |
| pursuingnoun | pursuit |
| victimisingverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of victimize. [(transitive) To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.] |
| persecutorsnoun | A person or thing that persecutes or harasses. |
| punishingverb | That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding. |
| tormenting | Involving or causing torment. |
| harassing | Characterized by harassment; pestering, intimidating, besetting. |
| oppressingverb | oppressive |
| witch huntnoun | Alternative form of witch-hunt. [(now chiefly historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.] |
| oppressorsnoun | Someone who oppresses another or others. |
| terrorizingverb | To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify. |
| incarceratingverb | (chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law. |
| perpetratingverb | (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit. |
| witchhuntnoun | Alternative form of witch-hunt. [(now chiefly historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.] |
| prosecutionsnoun | (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. |
| apprehendingverb | An act by which something is apprehended. |
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