witch huntn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃ hʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃ ˌ(h)ənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., hunt n.²

Etymology: < witch n. + hunt n.² Compare earlier witch-hunting n., witch-hunting adj., and witch-hunter n.

1. A search for witches, or for someone suspected or accused of witchcraft.Chiefly with reference to the 16th or 17th centuries or referring to places, esp. in some African countries, where belief in witchcraft is still current.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > witch-hunt

witch hunt1853

witch craze1880

1853 De Bow's Rev. Aug. 180 With Cotton Mather at their head, they eagerly joined in the grand witch hunt.

1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines x. 151 To-night ye will see. It is the great witch-hunt, and many will be smelt out as wizards and slain.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xvi. 272 David had..seen a witch hunt..as a boy—and then there had been a furious and noisy crowd.

1960 D. Hudson Forgotten King 17 Elizabethan inns and beards and witch hunts give place to the coffee house and the Restoration theatre.

1999 Africa News (Nexis) 19 Apr. Mpumalanga education department spokesperson, Pat Zwane, urged the pupils not to jump to conclusions and go on a witch hunt.

2. depreciative. A campaign of persecution by a group or person in a position of power against a person or group considered to be undesirable by virtue of their views or activities; a campaign to identify and persecute particular members of a group, organization, or society. Frequently a prepositional phrase introduced by against, indicating the target of the persecution, e.g. ‘a witch hunt against suspected communists’.The term experienced a spike in popularity around 1950 and was used esp. with reference to Joseph McCarthy's campaigns to identify and remove suspected communists from government institutions (see McCarthyism n.).In quot. 1899 in extended use, with reference to a campaign against a thing.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > a particular course of

persecutionc1350

witch hunt1899

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > a particular course of > against an individual

witch hunt1899

1899 Milwaukee Jrnl. 19 Apr. (Latest ed.) 5/2 Don't make silver a fetish and turn preliminary politics into a witch-hunt against gold.

1900 Manch. Guardian 9 Nov. 10/3 I fear that the mischievous race-suspicions of South Africa are already spreading here [sc. Canada], and that the pernicious spirit of the witch-hunt is already appearing in the speeches and writings of this campaign.

1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia xi. 241 Rank-and-file Communists everywhere are led away on a senseless witch-hunt after ‘Trotskyists’.

1950 Austin (Texas) Amer. 14 Mar. 4/6 McCarthy's witch hunt for Communists inside the State Department has disrupted our entire foreign service.

1950 Here & Now (N.Z.) Dec. 8/1 Inside the Labour Party there was a witch-hunt of unbelievable viciousness against the Government's critics.

1960 Daily Tel. 29 Jan. 1/2 The Opposition Front Bench do not intend to conduct a ‘witch-hunt’ against Mr Marples over his business connections.

1977 Gay News 24 Mar. 3/1 During the operation—labelled a ‘witch-hunt’ by the local gay community—28 men were arrested.

1994 W. Farrell Myth Male Power (rev. ed.) xiv. 242 When we ignore this constitutional protection of the accused, we have McCarthyism, fascism, and witch-hunts.

2017 Independent (Nexis) 18 May Commenting on the investigation into possible links between his campaign and Moscow, the President insisted he was the victim of a ‘witch hunt’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	witch hunt
释义	witch huntn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃ hʌnt/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃ ˌ(h)ənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., hunt n.² Etymology: < witch n. + hunt n.² Compare earlier witch-hunting n., witch-hunting adj., and witch-hunter n. 1. A search for witches, or for someone suspected or accused of witchcraft.Chiefly with reference to the 16th or 17th centuries or referring to places, esp. in some African countries, where belief in witchcraft is still current. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > witch-hunt witch hunt1853 witch craze1880 1853 De Bow's Rev. Aug. 180 With Cotton Mather at their head, they eagerly joined in the grand witch hunt. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines x. 151 To-night ye will see. It is the great witch-hunt, and many will be smelt out as wizards and slain. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xvi. 272 David had..seen a witch hunt..as a boy—and then there had been a furious and noisy crowd. 1960 D. Hudson Forgotten King 17 Elizabethan inns and beards and witch hunts give place to the coffee house and the Restoration theatre. 1999 Africa News (Nexis) 19 Apr. Mpumalanga education department spokesperson, Pat Zwane, urged the pupils not to jump to conclusions and go on a witch hunt. 2. depreciative. A campaign of persecution by a group or person in a position of power against a person or group considered to be undesirable by virtue of their views or activities; a campaign to identify and persecute particular members of a group, organization, or society. Frequently a prepositional phrase introduced by against, indicating the target of the persecution, e.g. ‘a witch hunt against suspected communists’.The term experienced a spike in popularity around 1950 and was used esp. with reference to Joseph McCarthy's campaigns to identify and remove suspected communists from government institutions (see McCarthyism n.).In quot. 1899 in extended use, with reference to a campaign against a thing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > a particular course of persecutionc1350 witch hunt1899 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > a particular course of > against an individual witch hunt1899 1899 Milwaukee Jrnl. 19 Apr. (Latest ed.) 5/2 Don't make silver a fetish and turn preliminary politics into a witch-hunt against gold. 1900 Manch. Guardian 9 Nov. 10/3 I fear that the mischievous race-suspicions of South Africa are already spreading here [sc. Canada], and that the pernicious spirit of the witch-hunt is already appearing in the speeches and writings of this campaign. 1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Homage to Catalonia xi. 241 Rank-and-file Communists everywhere are led away on a senseless witch-hunt after ‘Trotskyists’. 1950 Austin (Texas) Amer. 14 Mar. 4/6 McCarthy's witch hunt for Communists inside the State Department has disrupted our entire foreign service. 1950 Here & Now (N.Z.) Dec. 8/1 Inside the Labour Party there was a witch-hunt of unbelievable viciousness against the Government's critics. 1960 Daily Tel. 29 Jan. 1/2 The Opposition Front Bench do not intend to conduct a ‘witch-hunt’ against Mr Marples over his business connections. 1977 Gay News 24 Mar. 3/1 During the operation—labelled a ‘witch-hunt’ by the local gay community—28 men were arrested. 1994 W. Farrell Myth Male Power (rev. ed.) xiv. 242 When we ignore this constitutional protection of the accused, we have McCarthyism, fascism, and witch-hunts. 2017 Independent (Nexis) 18 May Commenting on the investigation into possible links between his campaign and Moscow, the President insisted he was the victim of a ‘witch hunt’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1853
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