Synonyms:
persecute, oppress
Meaning: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
Usage examples
"Who?" replied Don Quixote; "who could it be but some malignant enchanter of the many that persecute me out of envy--that accursed race born into the world to obscure and bring to naught the achievements of the good, and glorify and exalt the deeds of the wicked?