witch hunt

A form of witch-hunt — A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.

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Meanings

nounwitch hunt (plural witch hunts)

plural witch hunts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of witch-hunt.
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witch hunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20hunt

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“witch hunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20hunt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witch hunt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witch%20hunt.

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