Targeted vs Persecuted - What's the difference?
targeted | persecuted |
(American spelling) (target)
(persecute)
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.
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
As verbs the difference between targeted and persecuted
is that targeted is (american spelling) (target) while persecuted is (persecute).targeted
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* (l)persecuted
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(head)persecute
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(persecut)- "Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." – Matt. 5:44.