Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Substantiivit | ||
| 1. | caza de brujas {f} | historiallinen |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (now chiefly historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.
- (by extension) An attempt to find and punish or harass a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds.
- (by extension) A public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group.
Verbit
- (informal) To perform a witch-hunt.
Esimerkit
- Rank-and-file Communists everywhere are led away on a senseless witch-hunt after 'Trotskyists'.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | witch-hunts |
| Monikko | witchhunts |