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Meaning of 'oppression' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oppression [ n.]
- The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
- That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
- A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.
- Ravishment; rape.

Meaning of 'oppression' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . oppression [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
Example in sentence:
  • after years of oppression they finally revolted
Meaning (2):
- the act of subjugating by cruelty
Example in sentence:
  • the tyrant's oppression of the people

Nearby Words:

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