All 3 Uses of
persecution
in
Anna Karenina
- He's persecuted by the police, of course, because he's not a scoundrel."†
Part 1
- 'I consent, count, and am ready to overlook it; but you perceive that my wife—my wife's a respectable woman —has been exposed to the persecution, and insults, and effrontery of young upstarts, scoundrels….'†
Part 2 *
- But as he said these words there gleamed in his eyes not merely a cold look, but the vindictive look of a man persecuted and made cruel.†
Part 6
Definition:
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(persecution) very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs