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Persecute vs Untermensch - What's the difference?

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persecute

English

Verb

(persecut)
  • To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
    • "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.
  • To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

    • Synonyms

    * oppress, harass, distress, worry, annoy

    Related terms

    * prosecute * sequel

    References

    (Webster 1913) ----

    untermensch

    English

    (wikipedia Untermensch)

    Noun

    (Untermenschen)
  • (derogatory) An inferior person; a subhuman.
  • *2009 , , Glencoe , Amberley 2009, p. 19:
  • *:His orders are clear and concise – the Scots are viewed as untermenschen and are to be treated accordingly.

    • Usage notes

    * As the races whom the Nazis persecuted were often collectively referred to as Untermenschen , this term is consequently strongly associated with the Nazis and their ideology.

    Antonyms

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