persecutes
P20070
predicate
Indicates that one entity persistently harasses, oppresses, or inflicts suffering on another, often in an unjust or hostile manner.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| abuses | 36 |
| torments | 24 |
| terrorizes | 18 |
| repression | 17 |
| oppresses | 13 |
| persecutes canonical | 11 |
| tortures | 10 |
| mistreats | 9 |
| harasses | 6 |
| seeksRevengeOn | 6 |
| bullies | 5 |
| treatsCruelly | 5 |
| persecutingRegime | 4 |
| persecutionBy | 3 |
| persecutor | 3 |
| mistreated | 2 |
| oppressiveTo | 1 |
| persecutingState | 1 |
| treatsHarshly | 1 |
| treatsUnkindly | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
|
Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
surface form:
Lisbeth Salander
|
Nils Bjurman via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" ⓘ |
| Dutch Jews | Nazi Germany via predicate surface "persecutionBy" ⓘ |
| Henleigh Grandcourt | Gwendolen Harleth via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ |
| Fats Wall | Krystal Weedon via predicate surface "mistreated" ⓘ |
| Fats Wall | Sukhvinder Jawanda via predicate surface "bullies" ⓘ |
|
John Canty (indirectly, as Edward's protector)
surface form:
John Canty
|
Tom Canty via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
|
Captain Vidal in Pan’s Labyrinth
surface form:
Captain Vidal
|
resistance members via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ |
| Miss Hannigan | Annie via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ |
| Miss Hannigan | the orphans in her care via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ |
| Mr. Murdstone | David Copperfield via predicate surface "treatsCruelly" ⓘ |
| Mr. Murdstone | Clara Copperfield via predicate surface "treatsCruelly" ⓘ |
| Mr. Murdstone | Clara Peggotty via predicate surface "treatsCruelly" ⓘ |
| Romanian People’s Republic | political persecution of opposition via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| Derek Huff | Brennan Huff via predicate surface "bullies" ⓘ |
| Derek Huff | Dale Doback via predicate surface "bullies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Lyutsifer Safin | Spectre via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" ⓘ |
| Ramsay Bolton | Theon Greyjoy via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ |
| Gretchen Morgan | Sara Tancredi via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ |
| Gretchen Morgan | Whistler via predicate surface "tortures" ⓘ |
|
New State
surface form:
New State (Portugal)
|
political censorship via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
|
New State
surface form:
New State (Portugal)
|
secret police via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
|
Sea Bass in Dumb and Dumber
surface form:
Sea Bass
|
Lloyd Christmas via predicate surface "harasses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sea Bass in Dumb and Dumber
surface form:
Sea Bass
|
Harry Dunne via predicate surface "harasses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jabin, king of Canaan | Israelites via predicate surface "oppresses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Kichaka | Draupadi via predicate surface "harasses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| great white shark (Jaws) | Amity Island via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pozzo | Lucky via predicate surface "treatsCruelly" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Capricorn | villagers via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Capricorn | other characters via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Lieutenant Kotler | Pavel via predicate surface "treatsCruelly" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| O'Brien (Nineteen Eighty-Four) | Winston Smith via predicate surface "tortures" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Afghan communist government after 1978 | mass arrests via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| Afghan communist government after 1978 | executions of political opponents via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| Afghan communist government after 1978 | purges within PDPA via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| Thénardiers | Cosette via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
French foreman (Idek) as described in "Night"
surface form:
Idek
|
prisoners under his authority via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
|
French foreman (Idek) as described in "Night"
surface form:
Idek
|
Eliezer via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
French foreman (Idek) as described in "Night"
surface form:
Idek
|
Eliezer's father via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| The Capitol | the districts via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ |
| The Capitol | District 12 via predicate surface "oppresses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Capitol | District 11 via predicate surface "oppresses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Capitol | District 13 (before rebellion) via predicate surface "oppresses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Albert "Mister" Johnson | Celie physically via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| Albert "Mister" Johnson | Celie emotionally via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow | inhabitants of Crommyon via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
|
John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave
surface form:
John Tibeats
|
Solomon Northup via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Tomainian
surface form:
Tomainia
|
Jewish population ⓘ |
| Hindley Earnshaw | Heathcliff via predicate surface "mistreats" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Zwolle labor camp | Nazi regime via predicate surface "persecutor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Martial Law Command of South Korea | student activists via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ |