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Plural for hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of one's background or beliefs
“To escape from persecution, the Gnostics and other heretics retired to the deserts.”
Plural for the act or harassing or bullying someone
“Failing to find any joy in her impoverished home and school life, this pattern continued at work where she became the target of persecution by her workmates, for reasons which are left unexplained.”
Plural for an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition
Plural for cruel or harmful treatment or abuse
Plural for the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave
Plural for severe suffering, difficulty or privation
Plural for a trying period, event or situation
Plural for an indifference to suffering, or pleasure in inflicting suffering
Plural for something which causes great mental or physical pain
Plural for violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will
Plural for the suffering of death on account of adherence to the one's faith, beliefs or cause
Plural for an instance of assaulting or beating someone or something
Plural for an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
Plural for an event or action that causes pain or suffering
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