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witch-hunt

witch-hunt (plural witch-hunts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. campaign against dissenters: an intensive systematic campaign directed against those who have done something wrong or who hold different views

2. persecution of witches: a persecution of people believed to be witches


witch-hunt·er noun
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