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persecuteverb to cause persistent suffering topeople who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith afflict, agonize, anguish, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, plague, rack, torment, torture assail, attackbadger, dog, hound, pursue, rideaggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vexdiscomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worrycrush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimizehurt, pain, pang, prick, smart, stab, sting, wringmartyr abet, aid, assist, helpdeliver, release, relieve, reprievecomfort, console, content, quiet, solace, soothe, succor to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsshe likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark(British), nettle, peeve, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex hassle, hecklenaginflame(also enflame), provoke, rousebadger, bait, bullyrag(also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, teaseanger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roilagitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worryaffront, insult, miff, offend, outrage get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiatedelight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfyassure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe wrong, oppress, persecute, aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously.wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves.a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform.a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering.a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights.a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups in the 15th century |