witch hunt
noun
(in historical use) the investigation, trial, and punishment of alleged practitioners of witchcraft.
witch-hunting
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a word derived from
witch hunt.
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a word derived from
witch-hunt.
witch huntnoun(in historical use) the investigation, trial, and punishment of alleged practitioners of witchcraft.
Example Sentences
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In the summer of 2021, after six years of lobbying by a coalition of witch-hunt survivors, nongovernmental organizations, academics and lawyers, the United Nations passed a resolution condemning witch-hunting and ritual attacks.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Historians have traced connections between peaks of the Little Ice Age and spikes in witch-hunting activities.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Junkies of recent continental and feminist philosophy will recognize the mood music: Rosi Braidotti’s theories of the posthuman, Silvia Federici’s analyses of witch-hunting as gendered violence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
"This is a calculated strategy to attack us, to weaken us by witch-hunting and persecuting us as much as possible," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
“Ambuya says witch-hunting is a way to get rid of people nobody likes. She says it’s illegal in Zimbabwe.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
