persecutes

P20070
predicate

Indicates that one entity persistently harasses, oppresses, or inflicts suffering on another, often in an unjust or hostile manner.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
abuses 36
torments 24
terrorizes 18

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: persecutes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity persistently harasses, oppresses, or inflicts suffering on another, often in an unjust or hostile manner.

Sample triples (176)

Subject Object
the Dragon
surface form: the Dragon (Book of Revelation)
the woman GENERATED ⓘ
the Dragon
surface form: the Dragon (Book of Revelation)
her offspring ⓘ
the Dragon
surface form: the Dragon (Book of Revelation)
saints ⓘ
Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train
surface form: Rachel Watson
Anna Watson via predicate surface "harasses" ⓘ
Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train
surface form: Rachel Watson
Tom Watson via predicate surface "harasses" ⓘ
Stara Gradiška concentration camp Independent State of Croatia via predicate surface "persecutingRegime" ⓘ
surface form: Ustaše regime
Stara Gradiška concentration camp Independent State of Croatia via predicate surface "persecutingState" ⓘ
Czech Jews Nazi Germany via predicate surface "persecutionBy" ⓘ
Paris Commune mass executions via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ
Paris Commune deportations to New Caledonia via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ
Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" ⓘ
Roger Chillingworth Arthur Dimmesdale via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Ariel Alonso via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Ariel Antonio via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Ariel Sebastian via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption
surface form: Captain Byron Hadley
prisoners via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Prince John his subjects via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ
Sweetness
surface form: Sweetness (God Help the Child)
Bride via predicate surface "treatsHarshly" ⓘ
Wicked Witch of the East Munchkins via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ
Stella Crawford in EastEnders
surface form: Stella Crawford
Ben Mitchell via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Dr. Flint Linda Brent via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Bellatrix Lestrange Frank Longbottom via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ
Bellatrix Lestrange Alice Longbottom via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ
Tarasque inhabitants of Tarascon via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ
Mason Verger Margot Verger via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Biff Tannen George McFly via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Biff Tannen Marty McFly via predicate surface "torments" ⓘ
Montresor Fortunato via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" ⓘ
Edwin Epps Patsey via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Edwin Epps Solomon Northup via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Hopper the ant colony via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ
Frank Booth in Blue Velvet
surface form: Frank Booth
Dorothy Vallens via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Annie Wilkes Paul Sheldon via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ
Richard Strickland Amphibian Man via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ
Margaret White Carrie White via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Nathan Landau Drugs via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Nathan Landau Amphetamines via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Calvera Mexican farming village via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ
Max Cady Sam Bowden's family via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ
Bob Ewell Mayella Ewell via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Bob Ewell his children via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Judge Turpin judicial power via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Pauline Breedlove Pecola Breedlove via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ
Chicago anarchist movement mass arrests after Haymarket bombing via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ
Chicago anarchist movement politically charged trial of anarchists via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ
Chicago anarchist movement execution of four Haymarket defendants in 1887 via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ
Percy Wetmore death row inmates via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
Percy Wetmore Eduard "Del" Delacroix via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ
surface form: Eduard Delacroix
Percy Wetmore Mr. Jingles via predicate surface "mistreated" ⓘ
Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction
surface form: Alex Forrest
Gallagher family via predicate surface "harasses" ⓘ