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oppression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oppressiveness |
| Type of | depression |
| Has types | weight |
oppression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | subjugation |
| Type of | persecution |
| Derivation | oppress |
the tyrant's oppression of the people.
oppression::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | subjection, subjugation |
| Has types | yoke |
after years of oppression they finally revolted.
Examples of oppression
oppression
In language arts, themes of freedom, oppression and perseverance were discussed.
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Consciousness clouds, and for a moment he will wait in heavy, silent oppression.
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It is the oppression of a race of people by certain ones in that race of people.
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We want the international community to stop the oppression of the Syrian people.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mussolini reportedly agreed immediately and Graziani intensified the oppression.
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The organisation is engaged on two fronts against oppression and discrimination.
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Castro's alleged oppression of dissidents is not what keeps him firmly in power.
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Don't mistake oppression and its endogenous partner, repression, for depression.
From the guardian.co.uk
Under Thaksin's five-year rule, we lived with massive corruption and oppression.
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- The act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
- The state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
- A feeling of being oppressed
- (oppress) come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
- (oppress) persecute: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
- (oppressed) laden: burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
- Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, and anxiety.
- Oppressor was a technical death metal band from Chicago, Illinois, which formed in 1991 and finished in 1999. They released three albums. Three of the band's members went on to form alternative metal band Soil.
- (The Oppressed) The Oppressed is a Welsh anti-fascist Oi! band that formed in 1981 in Cardiff. Most of the musicians in the band's various lineups were skinheads. ...
