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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschasse aux sorcières
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shas oh sor-syair
"Il a qualifié l'enquête de chasse aux sorcières."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views, often conducted using unfair investigative methods.
"The politician claimed that the corruption allegations against him were merely a political witch-hunt." - 2
The literal search for and persecution of people accused of witchcraft, historically prominent in early modern Europe and America.
"Historical records from Salem detail the tragic panic of the 1692 witch-hunt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the historical practice of searching for people accused of witchcraft, heavily prevalent in Europe and early America during the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 20th century, the term underwent a major semantic shift, popularized by Arthur Miller's play The Crucible and political events like McCarthyism, to denote any campaign directed against a particular person or group holding unpopular views.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Witch-hunt" is said worldwide
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chasse aux sorcières
Transliteration: shas oh sor-syair
"Il a qualifié l'enquête de chasse aux sorcières."
Hexenjagd
Transliteration: hek-sen-yahkt
"Die Anschuldigungen wurden als reine Hexenjagd abgetan."
caccia alle streghe
Transliteration: cat-cha al-le stre-ghe
"Ha descritto le accuse come una caccia alle streghe."
caza de brujas
Transliteration: ka-sa de bru-has
"El director denunció que las críticas eran una caza de brujas."
caça às bruxas
Transliteration: ka-sa ash broo-shash
"O político afirmou que o processo é uma caça às bruxas."
witch-hunt
Transliteration: vitch hant
Script: विट-हंट
"उसने इन आरोपों को एक राजनीतिक विट-हंट करार दिया।"
猎巫
Transliteration: liè wū
"他认为这次指控是一场政治猎巫行动。"
마녀사냥
Transliteration: manyeo-sanyang
"언론의 보도는 단순한 마녀사냥에 불과했다."
魔女狩り
Transliteration: majo gari
"彼らはその疑惑を魔女狩りだと非難した。"
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