دیکشنری فارسی

witch-hunt

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Compound word from 'witch' + 'hunt'. Originally referred to the hunting and persecution of people accused of witchcraft.

مثال

  • The investigation turned into a witch-hunt.
  • The media often engages in witch-hunts against public figures.
  • The witch-hunt against heretics was brutal and unforgiving.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Media witch-hunt Political witch-hunt Start a witch-hunt

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. searching out and harassing dissenters

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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