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1. (n.) oppression
the exercise of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner.
2. oppression
something that oppresses.
3. oppression
the feeling of being oppressed.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF < L)
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1. (noun) oppression, subjugation
the act of subjugating by cruelty
"the tyrant's oppression of the people"
2. (noun) oppression
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
3. (noun) oppression, oppressiveness
a feeling of being oppressed
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Sense: to worry or depress
The thought of leaving her oppressed me.; After five years of oppression, the peasants revolted.
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 Afrikaans: verdrukking, onderdrukkin |
 Arabic: ظُلْم، اضْطِهاد |
 Bulgarian: потисничество |
 Brazilian: opressão |
 Czech: útlak |
 German: die Unterdrückung |
 Danish: undertrykkelse |
 Greek: καταπίεση |
 Spanish: opresión |
 Estonian: rõhumine |
 Farsi: ظلم |
 Finnish: sorto |
 French: oppression |
 Hebrew: מוּעֲקָה |
 Hindi: दमन |
 Croatian: tlačenje |
 Hungarian: elnyomás |
 Indonesian: penindasan |
 Icelandic: kúgun |
 Italian: oppressione |
 Japanese: 圧制 |
 Korean: 억압 |
 Lithuanian: priespauda |
 Latvian: apspiešana |
 Malay: penindasa |
 Dutch: onderdrukking |
 Norwegian: undertrykking |
 Polish: ucisk |
 Persian: ظلم |
 Pashto: ظلم |
 Portuguese: opressão |
 Romanian: oprimare |
 Russian: угнетение; угнетённость |
 Slovak: útlak |
 Slovenian: zatiranje |
 Serbian: ugnjetavanje |
 Swedish: förtryck |
 Thai: การกดขี่ |
 Turkish: baskı, zulüm |
 Taiwanese: 壓迫 |
 Ukrainian: утиск, гніт |
 Urdu: ظلم و زيادتي |
 Vietnamese: sự đàn áp |
 Chinese: 压迫 |
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