- persecution complex
- per·se·cu·tion complex .pər-si-'kyü-shən- n the feeling of being persecuted esp. without basis in reality
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persecution complex — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms persecution complex : singular persecution complex plural persecution complexes a mental illness in which you believe that everyone is unfair or cruel to you … English dictionary
Persecution complex — A persecution complex is a term within psychological discourse afforded to an array of complex behaviours that specifically deal with the perception of being persecuted for various possible reasons, imagined or real.ee also* Complex * Delusional… … Wikipedia
persecution complex — noun : the feeling of being persecuted especially without basis in reality * * * perseˈcution complex f10 [persecution complex] noun a type of mental illness in which sb believes that other people are trying to harm them … Useful english dictionary
persecution complex — perse cution .complex n a mental illness in which someone believes that other people are trying to harm them … Dictionary of contemporary English
persecution complex — perse cution ,complex noun count a mental illness in which you believe that everyone is unfair or cruel to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persecution complex — noun an irrational and obsessive feeling that one is the object of collective hostility or ill treatment on the part of others … English new terms dictionary
persecution complex — noun (C) a mental illness in which someone believes that other people are continually trying to harm them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
persecution complex — /pɜsəˈkjuʃən ˌkɒmplɛks/ (say persuh kyoohshuhn .kompleks) noun an exaggerated awareness or fear that others are acting against one s best interests …
Persecution — is the systematic mistreatment of an individual/group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. International… … Wikipedia
persecution — mid 14c., oppression for the holding of a belief or opinion, from O.Fr. persecution (12c.), from L. persecutionem (nom. persecutio), noun of action from persequi pursue, start a legal action, from per through + sequi follow (see SEQUEL (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
