persecution
/pəːsɪˈkjuːʃn/
US pronunciation
American sound/pəːsɪˈkjuːʃn/
pəːsɪˈkjuːʃn
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- 3 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
pəːsɪ - ˈkjuːʃn -> persecution
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဖိစီးနှိပ်စက်မှု။
Full entry
၁။ ~ sb (for sth) နှိပ်ကွပ်သည်။ နှိပ်စက်ညှဉ်းပန်းသည်။ Throughout history religious minorities have been persecuted (for their beliefs).
၂။ အမြဲတစေ လိုက်လံနှောင့်ယှက်သည်။ He accused the media of persecuting him and his family.
❏ persecution /pɜ:sÇ'kju:ʃn/ n [U, C] ဖိစီးနှိပ်စက်မှု။ face/ suffer persecution for one's beliefs ❍ be the victims of frequent persecutions.
❏ persecution complex n ဝိုင်းဝန်းဖိနှိပ်သည်ဟု ထင်မှားမှု။ He came to realize that this persecution complex was only in his mind.
❏ persecutor n နှိပ်စက်ညှဉ်းပန်းသူ။ He tried to escape from the hands of his persecutors.
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hound, pursue, harass, maltreat, hunt, single out, discriminate against, bully, afflict, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, be on one's case, beat, bother, crucify, distress, dog, dragoon, drive up the wall, exile, expel, hassle, hector, ill-treat, injure, intimidate, irritate, martyr, molest, oppress, outrage, pester, pick on, plague, tease, torment, torture, tyrannize, vex, victimize, worry, wrong
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