persecuted

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persecuted

/ˈpɝsəˌkjutɪd/ US

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of persecute

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: downtrodden, oppressed, wronged, bled, chased, combated, continued, desired, dogged, exercised, followed, harassed, hassled, haunted, hounded, hunted

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@misc{persecuted_2026,
  title = {persecuted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persecuted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}