an act of cruelty and unfairness toward someone because of their race, religion, or political views
vervolging, onderdrukking
a chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidizing agent, typically producing heat and light
verbranding, ontbranding
handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed
overdracht, uitzetting
the act of playing a percussion instrument
percussie, percussie spelen
a written document indicating an individual's intention to leave their job or position
ontslag, ontslagbrief
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
zalving
a statement or action that causes anger or is intended to make someone upset or angry
provocatie
excessive and sometimes insincere praise for someone, often to the point of worship
verafgeting, overdreven lof
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
vloek, imprecatie
a state of nervousness or fear, anticipating that something bad may occur
ongemak, vrees
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
verderf, hel
a feeling of shock or confusion
ontsteltenis, verwarring
a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
adjure, smeekbede
a strong and uncontrollable interest or attachment to something or someone, causing constant thoughts, intense emotions, and repetitive behaviors
obsessie
accusations made in retaliation for being accused
recriminatie, tegenbeschuldiging
a reason, explanation, or excuse that demonstrates something to be right, reasonable, or necessary
rechtvaardiging, verantwoording
secret agreement particularly made to deceive people
samenspanning, geheime overeenkomst
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
voegwoord, tijdelijke samenloop
something such as an idea, claim, belief, etc that one believes to be true even though it is yet to be proved
veronderstelling, hypothese
a channel for communication between groups
verbinding, contact