witch-hunt

[ wich-huhnt ]
/ ˈwɪtʃˌhʌnt /

verb (used with object)

to subject to a witch hunt.

noun

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Origin of witch-hunt

First recorded in 1925–30

OTHER WORDS FROM witch-hunt

witch-hunt·ing, noun

Definition for witch-hunt (2 of 2)

witch hunt

or witch-hunt

[ wich-huhnt ]
/ ˈwɪtʃˌhʌnt /

noun

an intensive effort to discover and expose disloyalty, subversion, dishonesty, or the like, usually based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.

Origin of witch hunt

First recorded in 1925–30

OTHER WORDS FROM witch hunt

witch hunter, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for witch-hunt

witch-hunt

noun

a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public

Derived forms of witch-hunt

witch-hunter, noun witch-hunting, noun, adjective