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witch-hunted

witch-hunted is the simple past and past participle of witch-hunt.

Meaning of witch-hunt

Verb

witch-hunt (third-person singular simple present witch-hunts, present participle witch-hunting, simple past and past participle witch-hunted)

  1. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To aggressively pursue, investigate, or persecute individuals or groups based on unsubstantiated accusations, often driven by fear, ideology, political expediency, moral panic, etc.

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Questions about witch-hunted

What is witch-hunted the simple past and past participle of?
Witch-hunted is the simple past and past participle of witch-hunt.

Words near witch-hunted in the dictionary

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  4. witch-hazel cone galls
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  8. witch-hunting
  9. witch-huntings
  10. witch-hunts
  11. witch-hunty

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