English-German translations for persecute

• verfolgen
  Zweitens: Weshalb sollte man die Opposition verfolgen, wenn sie ohnehin so schwach ist? Second, why persecute the opposition since it is so weak anyway?
  In solchen Situationen zerstören, verfolgen und inhaftieren Machtstrukturen ihre politische Opposition. In such situations, power structures destroy, persecute and imprison their political opposition.
  Einige Staaten, die Oppositionelle verfolgen, werden als große Demokratien angesehen. Certain States that persecute dissidents are considered to be great democracies.
• bedrängen
• belästigen
• drangsalieren
• Häschen das
• haschen
• peinigen
• plagen
• schikanieren

Definition of persecute

• To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship
• To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy

Examples

• He who persecutes one will persecute all

Related words

• persecution
• persecutory
• persecuted
• persecutor
• persecutrix
• persecutory delusion
• persecution of Christians
• persecution complex
• persecution mania