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Grade 7
(per-se-cu-tion) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. the act of treating someone unfairly or cruelly because of their beliefs or identity.

Example Sentence

They escaped from the persecution of their tormenters.

More Example Sentences

Persecution can happen in many countries.

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Rhymes

  • lucian
  • shooshan

  • aleutian
  • confucian
  • dilution
  • pollution
  • solution

  • absolution
  • andalusian
  • attribution
  • constitution
  • contribution
  • devolution
  • diminution
  • dissolution
  • distribution
  • elocution
  • evolution
  • execution
  • institution
  • lilliputian
  • persecution
  • prosecution
  • prostitution
  • resolution
  • restitution
  • retribution
  • revolution
  • substitution

  • electrocution
  • redistribution

  • counterrevolution
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