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witch hunt
or witch-hunt
[ wich-huhnt ]
noun
- (in historical use) the investigation, trial, and punishment of alleged practitioners of witchcraft.
- an intensive inquiry, originally or purportedly to discover and expose dishonesty, subversion, or other wrongdoing, the scope and conclusions of which often include and bring harm to innocent persons or their reputations through reliance on hearsay or circumstantial evidence.
verb (used with object)
- to subject to a witch hunt:
The defendant claimed he was being witch-hunted due to his political activism.
witch-hunt
noun
- a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public
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Derived Forms
- ˈɾٳ-ˌܲԳپԲ, nounadjective
- ˈɾٳ-ˌܲԳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- witch hunter noun
- ɾٳ-ܲԳiԲ adjective noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of witch hunt1
First recorded in 1885–90 witch hunt fordef 1; in 1935–40 witch hunt fordef 2; and in 1945–50 witch hunt fordef 3; the gerund witch-hunting was first recorded in 1635–40
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced an investigation into possible links between his aides and Qatar as a "witch hunt", after he gave testimony to police.
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"There is no case, there is absolutely nothing, just a political witch hunt, nothing else."
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But Trump’s witch hunt will only succeed if lawyers let it.
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Instead, he said, the Trump administration had initiated a “witch hunt.”
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He said Signalgate is just the latest witch hunt, while also claiming “there might be something defective with Signal.”
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