What is a witch-hunt?

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Noun (historical) A search for witches, persons believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, in order to persecute and typically kill them. An attempt to find and publicly punish a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds. A public smear-campaign against an individual. Find more words! 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He claimed he was the victim of a witch-hunt by fellow officers who said he actively sought complaints against him. To have legitimacy, they cannot be seen as a selective witch-hunt or as a means for personal profiling. Gogo said the investigations should not be viewed as a witch-hunt to remove councillors before the municipal elections. I do not see this situation as a justification for a witch-hunt on hedge funds. He was among the earliest figures to publicly confront Senator Joseph McCarthy's witch-hunt. See Also Sentences with the word witch-hunt Words that rhyme with witch-hunt What is the plural of witch-hunt? Nearby Definitions witch hunt witchhunt witch hazels witch-hazel cone galls witch-hazel cone gall aphids witch-hazel cone gall aphid witchhunts witch hunts witch-hunts witch-hunty witchier witchiest