All 4 Uses of
persecution
in
Arrowsmith
- Martin was reviled for persecuting her.†
Chpt 18 *
- In the gossip at luncheon clubs, in discussions at the Parents' and Teachers' Association, in one frank signed protest sent to the Mayor, Martin was blamed for too strict an inspection of milk, for insufficiently strict inspection of milk; for permitting garbage to lie untouched, for persecuting the overworked garbage collectors; and when a case of small-pox appeared in the Bohemian section, there was an opinion that Martin had gone out personally and started it.†
Chpt 24
- Of course Tubbs is an illiterate jackass but still, at that, he hasn't got persecution-mania, like Gottlieb.†
Chpt 26
- He's got a bunch of nephews and so on in the German army, and the patriots like Big Foot Pearl will give an exhibit of idealism by persecuting him.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(persecution) very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs