witch-hunting
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An engagement in a witch-hunt; searching for witches or for evidence against them.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An engagement in a political witch-hunt; unjust or ideologically motivated persecution.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of witch-hunt
Example Sentences
- "Witch-hunting became a mania, with all the abuses and excesses which invariably develop with fanaticism."
- "Witch-hunting has often been prominent both in revolutionary movements which directly opposed and helped to end colonialism or white supremacy, and in the successor states, under native regimes, which emerged out of the former colonies."
- "Noble had accused the Rugby Football League of "an element of witch-hunting" before accompanying Fielden to his disciplinary hearing, which he admitted was "disruptive" in cup final week."