noun नाम

Witch-hunt meaning in marathi

जादूटोणा

  • Pronunciation

    /ˈwɪtʃhʌnt/

  • Definition

    searching out and harassing dissenters

    विरोधक शोधणे आणि त्रास देणे

noun

Witch-hunt meaning in marathi

जादूटोणा

  • Definitions

    1. A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.

    विशेषत: त्यांचा छळ करण्यासाठी किंवा त्यांना शिक्षा देण्यासाठी चेटूक किंवा हानिकारक जादू वापरत असल्याचा विश्वास असलेल्या लोकांचा शोध.

  • Examples:
    1. The rupturing of British rule over India in the rebellion of 1857 permitted a great witch-hunt, with lethal effects, to occur among the tribes of northern India.

    2. To-night ye will see. It is the great witch-hunt, and many will be smelt out as wizards and slain.

  • 2. An attempt to find and punish or harass a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds.

    सामान्यतः वैचारिक किंवा राजकीय कारणास्तव, धोका म्हणून समजल्या जाणार्‍या लोकांच्या गटाला शोधण्याचा आणि शिक्षा करण्याचा किंवा त्रास देण्याचा प्रयत्न.

  • Examples:
    1. Rank-and-file Communists everywhere are led away on a senseless witch-hunt after 'Trotskyists'.

  • 3. A public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group.

    सार्वजनिक किंवा राजकीय मोहीम किंवा तपासणी जी एखाद्या व्यक्तीला किंवा गटाला कलंकित करते.

  • Examples:
    1. Even fewer people could believe that the UNCW administration would actually undertake a witch hunt against me, even going so far as to invoke their right to read my personal e-mails because they were on the university's system.

    2. I defended myself vigorously on that complaint as well; also mentioning that Julie Ann Wilks had always disliked me and had been conducting “a witch hunt” against me. As soon as I said the words “witch hunt” Katy interrupted and wouldn't let me continue

    3. The media is really on a witch-hunt against me. False reporting, and plenty of it - but we will prevail!

noun नाम

Witch-hunter meaning in marathi

जादूगार शिकारी

  • Definition

    someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions

    अशी व्यक्ती जी लोकांना त्यांच्या मतांसाठी ओळखते आणि त्यांना शिक्षा करते