Uk English Meaning of oppression

Oppression

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Definitions and Meaning of oppression in English

Wordnet

oppression (n)

the act of subjugating by cruelty

the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

a feeling of being oppressed

Webster

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.

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Oppression

the act of subjugating by cruelty, the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:, a feeling of being oppressedThe act of oppressing, or stat

anguish,depression,melancholy,Mourning,Sadness,Sorrow,Sorrowfulness,agony,blues,Blues

bliss,ecstasy,elation,euphoria,exhilaration,exuberance,exultation,happiness,gaiety,gayness

oppressing => oppressive, oppressed => oppressed, oppress => oppress, oppositive => opposite, oppositisepalous => opposite-sepalled,