💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Persecutions"
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| pogromsnoun | A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews. |
| prosecutionsnoun | (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. |
| persecuteverb | To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief. |
| persecutorsnoun | A person or thing that persecutes or harasses. |
| persecutingverb | To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief. |
| persecutedverb | To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief. |
| persecutory | Of or relating to persecution. |
| persecutornoun | A person or thing that persecutes or harasses. |
| oppressionsnoun | The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. |
| torturesnoun | The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish. |
| punishmentsnoun | The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after. |
| oppressorsnoun | Someone who oppresses another or others. |
| perversionsnoun | The state of being perverted; depravity; vice. |
| oppressionnoun | The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. |
| executionsnoun | The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). |
| pestilencesnoun | Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating. |
| torturersnoun | Someone who tortures. |
| perversionnoun | The state of being perverted; depravity; vice. |
| 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.] |
| tormentsnoun | Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental. |
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