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Noun: McCarthyism  mu'kaa(r)-thee,i-zum
  1. The practice of making unfair allegations of subversion or treason without proper evidence, especially while claiming to defend national security
    "The period of McCarthyism led to widespread fear and persecution in 1950s America"

Type of: witch-hunt

Encyclopedia: McCarthyism