witch-hunt

/ˌwɪtʃ ˈhʌnt/
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Definitions of witch-hunt
  1. noun
    searching out and harassing dissenters
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    types:
    McCarthyism
    unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
    type of:
    harassment, molestation
    the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
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