Another word for persecution

persecution
n.
affliction, infliction, torture, ill-treatment, maltreatment, torment, killing, murder, massacre, banishment, expulsion, exile, imprisonment, mistreatment, annoyance, teasing, galling, provoking, pestering; see also abuse 3, oppression 1, torture.
Antonyms help*, succor, stimulation.
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Another word for persecution

Excruciating punishment:
hell, living hell, torment, torture. Idiom: tortures of the damned. See reward
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"persecution." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/persecution>.
APA Style
persecution. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/persecution