Persecuted
Persecuted adjective - Suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority.
Tortured and persecuted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tortured" instead the word "Persecuted" as a verb or an adjective.
Tortured
Tortured adjective - Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.
Persecuted and tortured are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Persecuted" instead the word "Tortured" as a verb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- oppress and persecuted
- oppress and tortured
- woeful and persecuted
- woeful and tortured
- disturbed and persecuted
- disturbed and tortured
- irritated and persecuted
- irritated and tortured
- unhappy and persecuted
- unhappy and tortured
- aggrieved and persecuted
- aggrieved and tortured
- distressed and persecuted
- distressed and tortured
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