persecution
noun
[ pəːsɪˈkjuːʃn ]
• hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.
• "her family fled religious persecution"
Similar:
oppression,
victimization,
maltreatment,
ill treatment,
mistreatment,
abuse,
ill usage,
discrimination,
tyranny,
tyrannization,
punishment,
torment,
torture,
pogrom,
witch hunt,
red-baiting,
harassment,
hounding,
harrying,
badgering,
teasing,
bullying,
molestation,
