persecution
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
Types & categories
- maltreatment hypernym
- oppression hyponym
- pogrom hyponym
- rendition hyponym
- torturing hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | persecute |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | faith |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | maltreatment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oppression |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pogrom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rendition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | torturing |