persecution noun
ADJ. systematic | political, religious
VERB + PERSECUTION be subject/subjected to, face, suffer (from) Some students returning to the country may face political persecution. | escape from, flee from | fear
PERSECUTION + NOUN complex She started to have a persecution complex when she couldn't get a job.
PHRASES delusions/feelings of persecution, (a) fear of persecution, a victim of persecution
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