What does oppression mean?

Definitions for oppression
əˈprɛʃ ənop·pres·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. oppression, subjugationnoun

    the act of subjugating by cruelty

    "the tyrant's oppression of the people"

  2. oppressionnoun

    the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

  3. oppression, oppressivenessnoun

    a feeling of being oppressed

Wiktionary

  1. oppressionnoun

    The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

  2. oppressionnoun

    The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

    The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.

  3. oppressionnoun

    A feeling of being oppressed.

    Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.

  4. Etymology: From oppression, from oppression, from oppressio, from opprimere, past participle oppressus; see oppress.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Oppressionnoun

    Etymology: oppression, Fr. from oppress.

    Famine is in thy cheeks;
    Need and oppression stare within thine eyes,
    Contempt and beggary hang upon thy back. William Shakespeare.

    Cæsar himself has work, and our oppression
    Exceeds what we expected. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

    We are all subject to the same accidents; and when we see any under particular oppression, we should look upon it as the common lot of human nature. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

    Drousiness, oppression, heaviness, and lassitude, are signs of a too plentiful meal. John Arbuthnot, on Aliment.

ChatGPT

  1. oppression

    Oppression is a situation where an individual or group in a position of power unjustly exercises authority or control over another individual or group, causing them harm or hardship. This encompasses systemic, pervasive inequality and mistreatment, and can manifest in various forms such as social, economic, political, or institutional injustice. It may include discrimination, exploitation, marginalization, or violence based on race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, or other social factors.

Wikidata

  1. Oppression

    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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oppression in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oppression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of oppression in a Sentence

  1. Keke Palmer:

    We have people here that need your help, this is when y' all stand together with the community, with society, to stop the governmental oppression. Period. We need you, so march with us.

  2. Hesham Modamani:

    I saw oppression inside Syria, but I also saw oppression against Syrians outside of Syria.

  3. Imran Khan:

    Independence Day is an opportunity for great happiness, but today we are saddened by the plight of our Kashmiri brothers in occupied Jammu and Kashmir who are victims of Indian oppression, i assure my Kashmiri brothers that we stand with them.

  4. Maria Lipman:

    There is a siege mentality, there are enemies all around, but we stand proud, and we will not bend, we will not surrender to oppression. We are invincible.

  5. Lawrence West:

    Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'.

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