Synonyms for persecution
ˌpɜr sɪˈkyu ʃənper·se·cu·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. persecutionnoun

   the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

Matched Categories

1. • Maltreatment
   • Religion

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1. persecutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   oppression, molestation, importunity

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1. List of paraphrases for "persecution":

   prosecution, pursuit, harassment, oppression, victimization, persecuted, repression, victimisation

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1. Henry Reese:

   Their literary writing was the cause of their persecution.

2. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   Given China's massive cyberattacks against America, its militarization of the South China Sea, continued state interference with its economy, and persistent persecution of Christians and human rights activists, President Obama needs to cancel the state visit, there's serious work to be done rather than pomp and circumstance. We need to see some backbone from President Obama on U.S.-China relations.

3. Nika Yuryeva:

   I can see it even in my family, who are tolerant of my sexual choice, but now I also hear them speaking about the topic using the terms of Russian TV, to my mind, this law legitimizes the persecution of LGBT people, including the cases of their dismissals or forced resignations from schools.

4. Scott Walker:

   Given China's massive cyber attacks against America, its militarization of the South China Sea, continued state interference with its economy, and persistent persecution of Christians and human rights activists, President Obama needs to cancel the state visit.

5. Emily Fuentes:

   We’ve really never seen this in the West before, many of these refugees experience two kind of persecution that we refer to as smash and squeeze.