Persecution synonyms

pûr'sĭ-kyo͝o'shən

Category:

oppression (related)
The action of oppressing; arbitrary and cruel exercise of power:
2
0
abuse (related)
The definition of abuse is the use of something for the wrong purpose.
2
1
affliction
Anything causing pain or distress; calamity
1
1
torment
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
1
1
infliction
The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
1
2
killing
(Informal) A large amount of money.
0
0
Advertisement
murder
(Uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
0
0
massacre
The indiscriminate, merciless killing of a number of human beings
0
0
banishment
The act of banishing.
0
0
expulsion
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
0
0
exile
One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
0
0
imprisonment
A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
0
0
Advertisement
annoyance
A thing or person that annoys
0
0
teasing
The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of.
0
0
galling
0
0
provoking
0
0
pestering
An act or instance of annoying somebody.
0
0
help (antonym)
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
0
0
succor (antonym)
Assistance in time of distress; relief.
0
0
Advertisement
stimulation (antonym)
A pushing or goading toward action.
0
0
hell
In various religions, the place where some or all spirits are believed to go after death
0
0
living hell
A continuing state of extreme pain, punishment or torment with no seeming chance of reprieve.
0
0
tortures of the damned
0
0
reward (related)
Money offered, as for the capture of a criminal, the return of something lost, etc.
0
0
repression (related)
0
0
pogrom (related)
0
0
Advertisement
tyranny (related)
0
0
rebellion (related)
0
0
genocide (related)
0
0
hostility (related)
0
0
apostasy (related)
0
0
reprisal (related)
0
0
atrocity (related)
0
0
Advertisement
vilification (related)
0
0
humiliation (related)
0
0
enslavement (related)
0
0
anti-semitism (related)
0
0
martyrdom (related)
0
1
Advertisement
Find another word for persecution. In this page you can discover 42 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for persecution, like: torture, oppression, abuse, affliction, torment, infliction, killing, murder, massacre, banishment and expulsion.
Trending topics
5 Awesome Ways to Say Thanks
Could You Pass a Basic English Grammar Test?
Cats Puns
Words With Two Spellings
More Slideshows

Persecution Sentence Examples

  • A further persecution of Christians in Uea, during 1875, called forth a protest from the British government.

  • Under the persecution, a large number were killed, and between four and five millions of Protestants left the country.

  • Thus, in view of persecution or slander, the Christian church naturally produced literary " Apologies."

  • Even the stormy days of the last persecution yielded some considerable writers, such as Methodius in the East and Lactantius in the West.

  • The activity of the Inquisition was redoubled, and persecution raged throughout the Netherlands.

More sentences →

Words that mention persecution in the Dictionary

Words near persecution in the Thesaurus