witch-huntingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < witch n. + hunting n. In sense 2 after witch hunt n. 2. Compare earlier witch-hunter n. and later witch-hunt v.

1. The activity or practice of seeking out and punishing people 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 > action of

witch-huntinga1637

witch-finding1646

witch-smelling1852

a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vii. 20 in Wks. (1640) III You speake Alken, as if you knew the sport of Witch-hunting, Or starting of a Hag.

1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines xv. 249 Ignosi..reaffirmed the promises..that witch-hunting should cease.

1935 B. Russell Relig. & Sci. iv. 99 In New England, a fierce outbreak of witch-hunting occurred at the end of the seventeenth century.

1981 M. Warner Joan of Arc v. 114 Double-think is..endemic to the business of witch-hunting, for..the witch-hunter is the alleged witch's most committed believer.

1999 Sunday Tel. 22 Aug. 26 Witch-hunting has a long history in Africa but the allegations of sorcery have also been used to cover up more prosaic motives for murder.

2. The activity of conducting or participating in a campaign to identify and persecute a person or group considered to be undesirable by virtue of their views or activities. Often with of. Cf. witch hunt n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution

cravinga1300

warrayinga1300

persecutionc1350

persecutionc1384

pursuita1387

persecuting1543

dragooning1691

prosecution1702

dragonnadesa1715

hounding1887

dragoonage1894

witch-hunting1918

1918 Courier & Argus (Dundee) 14 Dec. 3/5 He was not in favour of a witch-hunting or smelling-out of every person who had the slightest taint of foreign blood.

1932 J. F. Carter What we are about to Receive xviii. 204 Once the election is over..we shall quietly lay aside our witch hunting, put the Red Menace in cold storage.

1965 Times 8 Mar. 10/6 One of the Merseyside M.P.s who signed the original motion protesting against the Roman Catholic birth control sketch on B.B.C. television, is not prepared to take part in any ‘witch-hunting’ of..the Director General of the B.B.C.

1977 Socialist Press 2 Mar. 5/5 Despite this combination of administrative hysteria, right wing witch hunting and Stalinist betrayal, the fees issue is still alive at Essex.

2021 Times of India (Nexis) 12 Jan. The government should..stop witch hunting of activists and community leaders.

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

witch-huntingadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪtʃˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., hunting adj.

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

That conducts or participates in a witch hunt (in either sense of witch hunt n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > persecuting

persecuting1573

persecutory1654

witch-hunting1657

persecutive1659

dragooning1691

1657 J. Hinckley 2 Serm. 209 There are witch-hunting Atheists.

1889 W. H. D. Adams Witch, Warlock & Magician ii. v. 402 Our witch-hunting King offers an explanation of a peculiarity which..our readers have already noted.

1938 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 12/3 As a Great Power Russia has been emasculated..; but that is not the most deadly injury inflicted on her by her witch-hunting dictator.

1960 News Chron. 29 June 6/7 That uncouth, witch-hunting and paederastic gowk [sc. James I].

2004 D. H. Price Threatening Anthropol. i. 28 Progressive social activism was the issue that drew the attentions of witch-hunting politicians like Albert Canwell, McCarthy, McCarran and others.

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

单词	witch-hunting
释义	witch-huntingn. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., hunting n. Etymology: < witch n. + hunting n. In sense 2 after witch hunt n. 2. Compare earlier witch-hunter n. and later witch-hunt v. 1. The activity or practice of seeking out and punishing people 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 > action of witch-huntinga1637 witch-finding1646 witch-smelling1852 a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. vii. 20 in Wks. (1640) III You speake Alken, as if you knew the sport of Witch-hunting, Or starting of a Hag. View more context for this quotation 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines xv. 249 Ignosi..reaffirmed the promises..that witch-hunting should cease. 1935 B. Russell Relig. & Sci. iv. 99 In New England, a fierce outbreak of witch-hunting occurred at the end of the seventeenth century. 1981 M. Warner Joan of Arc v. 114 Double-think is..endemic to the business of witch-hunting, for..the witch-hunter is the alleged witch's most committed believer. 1999 Sunday Tel. 22 Aug. 26 Witch-hunting has a long history in Africa but the allegations of sorcery have also been used to cover up more prosaic motives for murder. 2. The activity of conducting or participating in a campaign to identify and persecute a person or group considered to be undesirable by virtue of their views or activities. Often with of. Cf. witch hunt n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution cravinga1300 warrayinga1300 persecutionc1350 persecutionc1384 pursuita1387 persecuting1543 dragooning1691 prosecution1702 dragonnadesa1715 hounding1887 dragoonage1894 witch-hunting1918 1918 Courier & Argus (Dundee) 14 Dec. 3/5 He was not in favour of a witch-hunting or smelling-out of every person who had the slightest taint of foreign blood. 1932 J. F. Carter What we are about to Receive xviii. 204 Once the election is over..we shall quietly lay aside our witch hunting, put the Red Menace in cold storage. 1965 Times 8 Mar. 10/6 One of the Merseyside M.P.s who signed the original motion protesting against the Roman Catholic birth control sketch on B.B.C. television, is not prepared to take part in any ‘witch-hunting’ of..the Director General of the B.B.C. 1977 Socialist Press 2 Mar. 5/5 Despite this combination of administrative hysteria, right wing witch hunting and Stalinist betrayal, the fees issue is still alive at Essex. 2021 Times of India (Nexis) 12 Jan. The government should..stop witch hunting of activists and community leaders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). witch-huntingadj. Brit. /ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪtʃˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: witch n., hunting adj. Etymology: < witch n. + hunting adj. Compare earlier witch-hunting n. and witch-hunter n., and later witch-hunt v. That conducts or participates in a witch hunt (in either sense of witch hunt n.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > persecuting persecuting1573 persecutory1654 witch-hunting1657 persecutive1659 dragooning1691 1657 J. Hinckley 2 Serm. 209 There are witch-hunting Atheists. 1889 W. H. D. Adams Witch, Warlock & Magician ii. v. 402 Our witch-hunting King offers an explanation of a peculiarity which..our readers have already noted. 1938 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 12/3 As a Great Power Russia has been emasculated..; but that is not the most deadly injury inflicted on her by her witch-hunting dictator. 1960 News Chron. 29 June 6/7 That uncouth, witch-hunting and paederastic gowk [sc. James I]. 2004 D. H. Price Threatening Anthropol. i. 28 Progressive social activism was the issue that drew the attentions of witch-hunting politicians like Albert Canwell, McCarthy, McCarran and others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1637adj.1657
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