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witch-hunting
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歴史的には、魔女とされる者やその証拠を探し出し、魔女狩りを行う行為。 / 政治的文脈では、イデオロギーに基づく不当な迫害や追及を意味する比喩的な魔女狩り。
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(chiefly historical) Engagement in a witch-hunt; searching for witches or for evidence against them. / Engagement in a political witch-hunt; unjust or ideological persecution.
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witch-hunting
Although the novel is set in modern times, it vividly depicts the hysteria and witch-hunting that destroyed small communities centuries ago.
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Although the novel is set in modern times, it vividly depicts the hysteria and witch-hunting that destroyed small communities centuries ago.
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