What is another word for persecuted ?

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

oppressed

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

at one's beck and call

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“Down the avenues of history, persecuted peoples have looked for a Messianic Saviour.”

Adjective

Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

Adjective

Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

with a chip on your shoulder

unjustifiably resentful

unjustifiably offended

fed up to the back teeth

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

with a chip on one's shoulder

with chip on shoulder

grudge-bearing

beside oneself with grief

knocked about

badly treated

vitriolic

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Adjective

Experiencing pain

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

racked with suffering

sombre^UK

somber^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

humourless^UK

agonizing^US

on the verge of tears

agonising^UK

humorless^US

lacklustre^UK

colorless^US

gray^US

colourless^UK

lackluster^US

grey^UK

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

baulked^UK

balked^US

ill-humored^US

at the end of one's tether

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

sensitive

teary-eyed

mawkish

with tears in one's eyes

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

with tears in your eyes

at end of one's rope

at the end of your tether

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

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Verb

Past tense for to harass or annoy (someone) persistently

made things hot for someone

aggravated

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

sticked the knife into

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

made it hot for someone

rubbed up the wrong way

rankled

infuriated

incensed

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

gotten on your nerves

maltreated

discriminated against

put someone's nose out of joint

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

given someone grief

gave someone grief

breathed down someone's neck

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

importuned

criticized^US

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

criticised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

ill-used

distempered

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

rubbed you up the wrong way

given someone the pip

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

put someone off their stroke

sticked in one's craw

setted one's teeth on edge

weirded out

upset the apple cart

freaked out

put someone's back up

put into a flap

ruffled someone's feathers

lied heavy on

put on the spot

made someone's blood boil

tried your patience

jarred on

made someone's hackles rise

got under someone's skin

put your nose out of joint

beared a grudge towards

felt ill will towards

gotten under one's skin

got under one's skin

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

labored^US

laboured^UK

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

demonized^US

demonised^UK

libeled^US

libelled^UK

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

punished repeatedly and unfairly

leaded someone a merry dance

played cat and mouse

brought pressure to bear on

tried the patience of

played the heavy with

got in someone's hair

tried someone's patience

tried one's patience

trespassed

gotten on somebody's nerves

wound somebody up

treated harshly

spooked

gotten up someone's nose

sinned against

psyched out

gotten someone's back up

rattled someone's cage

raised your hackles

eaten away at

gotten on someone's nerves

sweated out

jarred upon

got on somebody's nerves

gotten on someone's wick

got on nerves

caused someone to lose their composure

gotten on nerves

ruffled one's feathers

setted your teeth on edge

got up someone's nose

drove you up the wall

got someone's back up

tyrannized over

got on someone's wick

got on someone's nerves

rubbed one the wrong way

caused anxiety to

laid a bad trip on

driven you up the wall

gnawed away at

stepped on the toes of

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

taken the mickey out of

took the mickey out of

taken the piss out of

gotten someone's goat

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

gotten someone's dander up

got someone's dander up

hurt someone's feelings

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

demoralized^US

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

demoralised^UK

got someone's hackles up

made your hackles rise

put in a spot

put someone off their stride

let down

put somebody's nose out of joint

cut up

set one off

made you see red

made someone scratch their head

scandalized^US

galvanized^US

pushed the buttons of

scandalised^UK

balked^US

baulked^UK

fired the imagination of

pushed someon's buttons

enlivened

caused to be at a stand

stopped someone in their tracks

mounted

puts somebody's nose out of joint

galvanised^UK

made somebody's blood boil

setted someone back on their heels

fleeced

lit a fire under

fired the enthusiasm of

trodden on someone's toes

given offence

gave offence

trod on someone's toes

loaden

driven you crazy

drove you crazy

drove you to distraction

drove out of mind

driven somebody up the wall

driven you round the twist

drove somebody up the wall

driven out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

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“Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and persecute smokers.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to

tormented

tortured

agonised^UK

agonized^US

anguished

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

discriminated against

inflicted pain on

inflicted suffering on

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

given one the business

gave one the business

gave someone the works

given someone the works

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“They have been persecuted for their beliefs.”

Verb

Past tense for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

domineered

dominated

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

bulldozed

ruled

subjugated

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

used strong-arm tactics on

ruled with an iron hand

ruled with a rod of iron

had someone under your thumb

kept under one's thumb

treated brutally

tyrannized over

brought someone to their knees

told someone what to do

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Verb

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

brought someone to their knees

brought under the yoke

put the squeeze on

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

gained ascendancy over

colonized^US

colonised^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to deter or cause to feel fear, especially by threats of violence

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

subdued

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

harried

oppressed

used strong-arm tactics on

twisted someone's arm

scared the bejesus out of

put the frighteners on

put through the wringer

put the chill on

put the fear of God into

frightened out of your wits

twisted somebody's arm

lorded it over

inspired panic in

filled with terror

made it hot for someone

made things hot for someone

scared to death

overborne

overbore

had someone do something

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