HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of witch craze | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The period from 15th to 18th centuries during which persecution of people as witches was prevalent in Europe and North America.

Examples

“In other countries the witch craze was just as bad or worse than in England.”
“[B]ut what we thought of most was the witch-burning days, for Salem was the storm-centre of the witch craze, and the town fairly went mad over it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See witch craze used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course