persecution
US: /ˌpɝsəkˈjuʃən/
UK: /pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən/
UK: /pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
persecution /,pə:si'kju:ʃn/
- danh từ
- sự khủng bố, sự ngược đãi, sự hành hạ
- to suffer persecution: bị khủng bố
- persecution mania (complex)
- chứng lo cuồng bị khủng bố ngược đãi
- sự khủng bố, sự ngược đãi, sự hành hạ
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 oppression, suppression, subjugation, maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse, outrage, molestation, victimization, tyranny, affliction, punishment, torment, torture:
They suffered persecution because of their difference of religion.
2 bother, annoyance, hectoring, bullying, badgering, harrying, harassing, irritation, worry, vexation, trouble:
The press is often guilty of the persecution of famous people.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
systematic | political, religious
VERB + PERSECUTION
be subject/subjected to, face, suffer (from)
Some students returning to the country may face political persecution.
| escape from, flee from | fear
PERSECUTION + NOUN
complex
She started to have a persecution complex when she couldn't get a job.
PHRASES
delusions/feelings of persecution, (a) fear of persecution, a victim of persecution
Concise English dictionary
persecutions‚pɜrsɪ'kjuːʃn /‚pɜː-
noun
+the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
