persecution (n.)
- abuse
- affliction
- aggravation
- annoyance
- bedevilment
- bore
- bother
- botheration
- bullying
- cruciation
- crucifixion
- devilment
- difficulty
- downer
- drag
- exasperation
- harassment
- headache
- hell
- holocaust
- horror
- ill-treatment
- irritation
- laceration
- maltreatment
- martyrdom
- molestation
- nightmare
- nuisance
- oppression
- outrage
- passion
- pest
- problem
- punishment
- purgatory
- rack
- subjugation
- suppression
- torment
- torture
- trial
- trouble
- tyranny
- vexation
- victimization
- witch-hunt
- worriment
- worry
