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A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.
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Usage: historical
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An attempt to find and punish or harass a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds.
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Usage: broadly
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A public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group.
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Usage: broadly
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To perform a witch-hunt.
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Usage: informal
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searching out and harassing dissenters
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Broader terms: harassment, molestation
Narrower terms: McCarthyism
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مُطَارَدَةُ السَّاحِرَاتِ
(muṭāradatu s-sāḥirāti)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Armenian:
վհուկների որս
(vhukneri ors)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Belarusian:
палява́нне на ве́дзьмаў
(paljavánnje na vjédzʹmaw)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Bulgarian:
лов на вещици
(lov na veštici)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Catalan:
caça de bruixes
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Chinese Mandarin:
獵巫 /猎巫
(lièwū)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Chinese Mandarin:
獵女巫 /猎女巫
(liènǚwū)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Czech:
hon na čarodějnice
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Danish:
heksejagt
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Dutch:
heksenjacht
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Estonian:
nõiajaht
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Finnish:
noitavaino
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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French:
chasse aux sorcières
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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German:
Hexenjagd
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Greek:
κυνήγι μαγισσών
(kynígi magissón)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Hungarian:
boszorkányüldözés
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Indonesian:
perburuan penyihir
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Italian:
caccia alle streghe
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Japanese:
魔女狩り
(majogari)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Korean:
마녀사냥
(manyeosanyang)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Macedonian:
лов на вештерки
(lov na vešterki)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Malay:
memburu ahli sihir
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Malay:
penyihir memburu
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Norwegian:
heksejakt
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Polish:
polowanie na czarownice
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Portuguese:
caça às bruxas
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Romanian:
vânătoare de vrăjitoare
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Russian:
охо́та на ведьм
(oxóta na vedʹm)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Serbo-Croatian:
лов на вештице
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Serbo-Croatian:
лов на вјештице
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Serbo-Croatian:
lov na veštice
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Serbo-Croatian:
lov na vještice
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Spanish:
caza de brujas
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Swedish:
häxjakt
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Thai:
การล่าแม่มด
(gaan-lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Turkish:
cadı avı
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Ukrainian:
полюва́ння на ві́дьом
(poljuvánnja na vídʹom)
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Volapük:
magivanayag
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Volapük:
himagivanayag
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Volapük:
jimagivanayag
— persecution of persons believed to be using magic
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Armenian:
վհուկների որս
(vhukneri ors)
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Catalan:
caça de bruixes
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Chinese Mandarin:
政治迫害
(zhèngzhì pòhài)
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Danish:
heksejagt
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Dutch:
heksenjacht
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Finnish:
noitavaino
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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French:
chasse aux sorcières
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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German:
Hexenjagd
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Greek:
κυνήγι μαγισσών
(kynígi magissón)
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Hungarian:
boszorkányüldözés
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Italian:
caccia alle streghe
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Korean:
마녀사냥
(manyeosanyang)
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Norwegian:
heksejakt
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Polish:
polowanie na czarownice
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Portuguese:
caça às bruxas
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Russian:
охо́та на ведьм
(oxóta na vedʹm)
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Serbo-Croatian:
лов на вештице
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Serbo-Croatian:
лов на вјештице
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Serbo-Croatian:
lov na veštice
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Serbo-Croatian:
lov na vještice
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Spanish:
caza de brujas
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Swedish:
häxjakt
— campaign to punish dissident persons
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Thai:
การล่าแม่มด
(gaan-lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót)
— campaign to punish dissident persons