What is another word for persecuted ?

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

oppressed

tied to someone's apron strings

in fear of one's partner

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

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

Adjective

with your back to the wall

Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of your tether

at the end of one's rope

between a rock and a hard place

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

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Adjective

Experiencing mental or emotional pain

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

racked with suffering

sombre^UK

somber^US

at the end of your tether

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

languorous

gray^US

grey^UK

languid

with tears in your eyes

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

ill-humored^US

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

baulked^UK

balked^US

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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

incensed

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

antagonized^US

put someone's nose out of joint

antagonised^UK

gotten on your nerves

gotten across

made angry

discriminated against

disquieted

stressed

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

breathed down someone's neck

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

pained

made somebody's hackles rise

put off

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

ill-treated

unsettled

made waves

gotten on one's nerves

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

driven mad

drove mad

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

driven to distraction

setted one's teeth on edge

raised your hackles

rubbed you up the wrong way

tried your patience

ruffled one's feathers

given someone the pip

put someone off their stroke

sticked in one's craw

beared a grudge towards

pushed about

felt ill will towards

criticized^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

criticised^UK

demonized^US

demonised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

caused someone to lose their composure

busted someone's balls

gotten up someone's nose

psyched out

rattled someone's cage

made an enemy of somebody

tried the patience of

sent into a rage

got up someone's nose

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

punished repeatedly and unfairly

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

taken the piss out of

gotten your hackles up

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

put someone off their stride

shaken

shook

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

setted someone back on their heels

made someone scratch their head

disordered

caused to be at a stand

pulled the rug from under

pulled the rug out from under

balked^US

baulked^UK

stopped someone in their tracks

galvanized^US

energized^US

pushed someon's buttons

galvanised^UK

energised^UK

setted someone thinking

messed with one's head

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

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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

anguished

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

discriminated against

inflicted pain on

inflicted suffering on

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

gave someone the works

given someone the works

knocked the stuffing out of

brought tears to your eyes

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

given someone the blues

turned off

broke someone's heart

caused someone distress

broken someone's heart

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

gave someone the blues

harshed someone's mellow

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“They have been persecuted for their beliefs.”

Verb

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

oppressed

subjugated

ridden roughshod over

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

brought someone to their knees

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

domineered over

kept under thumb

gained ascendancy over

played the heavy with

rendered helpless

rendered powerless

had someone under your thumb

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Verb

Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

threatened

harassed

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

hectored

used strong-arm tactics on

twisted someone's arm

scared off

scared the bejesus out of

put through the wringer

put the chill on

put the frighteners on

made things hot for someone

ridden roughshod over

ordered about

held a gun to one's head

ordered around

made it hot for someone

ruled with a rod of iron

pushed the buttons

kept under thumb

ruled with an iron hand

thrown your weight around

was in the saddle

been in the saddle

threw your weight around

had someone do something

brought pressure to bear on

put under an obligation

tightened the screws on

brought pressure to bear upon

brought force to bear on

tightened the screw on

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Verb

Past tense for to mistreat or do an injustice to

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

distressed

stepped on the toes of

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

inflicted suffering on

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Verb

Past tense for to inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

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Verb