persecution complex

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noun

psychol an acute irrational fear that other people are plotting one's downfall and that they are responsible for one's failures

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Words nearby persecution complex

per say, perse, persecute, persecuted, persecution, persecution complex, persecutory, Perseid, perseity, Persephone, Persepolis

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How to use persecution complex in a sentence

It was a complex task they were asked to do, and every cultural and experiential advantage would be required.
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However, their presence shows that Mars could have a more complex and evolving chemical story.
Methane on Mars: Life or Just Gas?|Matthew R. Francis|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.
9/11 Mastermind Is Afraid of the Ladies|Tim Mak|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are a huge, complex, diverse country still offering freedom, opportunity and hope.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If Congress struggles to keep the lights on, how could it deal with issues as complex as police brutality?
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During his absence his own relations and the chief families in his town became the objects of persecution.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Old Rushmere had raised an unreasonable persecution against his son on Dorothy's account.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The act of the Covenanting Society is complex, and is the aggregate of the actings of all who compose it.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
And the fact must be insisted upon, that all religion, in its very nature, makes for persecution and oppression.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Old people declared that he reminded them of Hauge in his earlier days, before he had been enfeebled by persecution.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland