hurt vs persecution

hurt

noun
  • An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. 

  • A roundel azure (blue circular spot). 

  • A band on a trip hammer's helve, bearing the trunnions. 

  • A husk. 

adj
  • Wounded, physically injured. 

  • Pained. 

verb
  • To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. 

  • To be painful. 

  • To cause (somebody) emotional pain. 

  • To damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede. 

persecution

noun
  • The act of persecuting. 

  • A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs. 

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