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 |
|---|---|
| Martial Law Command of South Korea | labor activists via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ |
| Martial Law Command of South Korea | opposition politicians via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ |
| Omnia | heretics ⓘ |
| Omnia | philosophers ⓘ |
| Omnia | foreign religions ⓘ |
| Samantha Kingston | Juliet Sykes via predicate surface "bullies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dr. Pendanski | Zero via predicate surface "bullies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Commonwealth leadership (TV adaptation) | lower-class residents of the Commonwealth via predicate surface "oppresses" ⓘ |
|
the Lord
surface form:
the Lord (Hell Screen)
|
Yoshihide’s daughter via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| Vinnie Corey | Jim Norman via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Vinnie Corey | protagonist via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Bob Gray | Derry via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bob Gray | Children of Derry via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Blaine the Mono | Roland Deschain via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blaine the Mono | Eddie Dean via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blaine the Mono | Susannah Dean via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blaine the Mono | Jake Chambers via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Blaine the Mono | Oy via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mrs Norris | Fanny Price via predicate surface "treatsUnkindly" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Death Adder | fantasy kingdom via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Vicky | Timmy Turner via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Bathsheba in The Conjuring
surface form:
Bathsheba (The Conjuring)
|
Perron family via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Floß subcamp | Nazi regime via predicate surface "persecutingRegime" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| David Robey | John Luther via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Samuel Norton (novella character)
surface form:
Samuel Norton
|
power as warden via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| Hooktail | Petalburg via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Perry Wright | Celeste Wright via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
surface form:
Sheriff Hoyt
|
the film’s protagonists via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| Anthony Fremont | residents of Peaksville via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
|
Aunt Sarah in Lady and the Tramp
surface form:
Aunt Sarah
|
Lady via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ |
| Alvin Marsh | Beverly Marsh via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tom Rogan | Beverly Marsh via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jonathan Small | Major Sholto via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Jonathan Small | Bartholomew Sholto via predicate surface "seeksRevengeOn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Deputy Stuart Kofer | Josie via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Deputy Stuart Kofer | Josie’s children via predicate surface "abuses" ⓘ |
| Jean Jacket | remote California community via predicate surface "terrorizes" ⓘ |
| All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement | faced persecution by state security forces via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement | members were imprisoned via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement | members were killed via predicate surface "repression" ⓘ |
| Norsefire regime | political dissidents ⓘ |
| Norsefire regime | LGBTQ+ people ⓘ |
| Norsefire regime | religious minorities ⓘ |
| Norsefire regime | ethnic minorities ⓘ |
| Sarah Reed | Jane Eyre via predicate surface "mistreats" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"
surface form:
Sergeant Markoff
|
Geste brothers via predicate surface "mistreats" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Sergeant Markoff in "Beau Geste"
surface form:
Sergeant Markoff
|
other Legionnaires via predicate surface "mistreats" ⓘ |
| Bartholomew Bogue | Rose Creek via predicate surface "terrorizes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nils Bjurman | Lisbeth Salander via predicate surface "abuses" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nils Bjurman | Lisbeth Salander via predicate surface "torments" NERFINISHED ⓘ |