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persécution

persecution

noun pehr-seh-kyoo-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Persécution denotes the systematic mistreatment of a group or individual. In psychiatry, délire de persécution ('persecution complex/paranoia') is a recognised clinical term. The related verb is persécuter and the agent noun is persécuteur/persécutrice.

Examples

"Les persécutions religieuses ont duré des siècles."

Natural Translation

Religious persecutions lasted for centuries.

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