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1. (v.t.) oppress
to govern or manage with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; exercise harsh authority or power over.
2. oppress
to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.); weigh down.
3. oppress
Archaic. to put down; subdue or suppress.
Etymology: (1300–50; < MF oppresser < ML oppressāre, der. of L oppressus, ptp. of opprimere to squeeze, suffocate =op-op-+primere (comb. form of premere to press1)
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1. (verb) oppress, suppress, crush
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
"The government oppresses political activists"
2. (verb) persecute, oppress
cause to suffer
"Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
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1. (verb) oppress
to treat people unfairly by preventing them from having freedom
invaders that have oppressed the native people for centuries
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Sense: to govern cruelly
The king oppressed his people.
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 Afrikaans: verdruk, onderdruk |
 Arabic: يَظْلُم، يَضْطَهِد |
 Bulgarian: потискам |
 Brazilian: oprimir |
 Czech: utlačovat |
 German: unterdrücken |
 Danish: undertrykke |
 Greek: κυβερνώ καταπιεστικά |
 Spanish: oprimir |
 Estonian: rõhuma |
 Farsi: ستم کردن |
 Finnish: sortaa |
 French: opprimer |
 Hebrew: לְדַכֵּא |
 Hindi: दमन करना |
 Croatian: tlačiti |
 Hungarian: elnyom |
 Indonesian: menindas |
 Icelandic: kúga, undiroka |
 Italian: opprimere |
 Japanese: 圧迫する |
 Korean: 억압하다 |
 Lithuanian: engti |
 Latvian: apspiest |
 Malay: menindas |
 Dutch: onderdrukken |
 Norwegian: undertrykke, kue |
 Polish: uciskać |
 Persian: ستم کردن |
 Pashto: ستم او ظلم كول |
 Portuguese: oprimir |
 Romanian: a oprima |
 Russian: угнетать |
 Slovak: utláčať |
 Slovenian: zatirati |
 Serbian: ugnjetavati |
 Swedish: förtrycka, underkuva |
 Thai: กดขี่ |
 Turkish: zulmetmek |
 Taiwanese: 壓迫 |
 Ukrainian: гнобити |
 Urdu: ظلم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đàn áp |
 Chinese: 压迫 |
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