McCarthy's pursuit of Reds, e.g.

• Harassment of those with dissenting views
• One-time Salem activity
• McCarthy-era goings-on
• Biased investigation
• Prejudiced investigation and harassment
• Unjustified persecution
• Women desire simple shelter to suppress new form of persecution
• "The Crucible" subject

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of witch-hunt English)