Definitions for oppressionəˈprɛʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•pres•sionəˈprɛʃ ən(n.)
the exercise of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner.
something that oppresses.
the feeling of being oppressed.
Origin of oppression:
1300–50; ME < MF < L
Princeton's WordNet
oppression, subjugation(noun)
the act of subjugating by cruelty
"the tyrant's oppression of the people"
oppression(noun)
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
oppression, oppressiveness(noun)
a feeling of being oppressed
Wiktionary
oppression(Noun)
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
oppression(Noun)
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.
oppression(Noun)
A feeling of being oppressed.
Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
Origin: From oppression, from oppression, from oppressio, from opprimere, past participle oppressus; see oppress.
Translations for oppression
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
oppression(noun)
to worry or depress
The thought of leaving her oppressed me.; After five years of oppression, the peasants revolted.
- verdrukking, onderdrukking, oorheersingAfrikaans
- ظُلْم، اضْطِهادArabic
- потисничествоBulgarian
- opressãoPortuguese (BR)
- útlakCzech
- die UnterdrückungGerman
- undertrykkelseDanish
- καταπίεσηGreek
- opresiónSpanish
- rõhumineEstonian
- ظلمFarsi
- sortoFinnish
- oppressionFrench
- מוּעֲקָהHebrew
- दमनHindi
- tlačenjeCroatian
- elnyomásHungarian
- penindasanIndonesian
- kúgunIcelandic
- oppressioneItalian
- 圧制Japanese
- 억압Korean
- priespaudaLithuanian
- apspiešanaLatvian
- penindasaMalay
- onderdrukkingDutch
- undertrykkingNorwegian
- uciskPolish
- ظلمPersian
- ظلمPashto
- opressãoPortuguese
- oprimareRomanian
- угнетение; угнетённостьRussian
- útlakSlovak
- zatiranjeSlovenian
- ugnjetavanjeSerbian
- förtryckSwedish
- การกดขี่Thai
- baskı, zulümTurkish
- 壓迫Chinese (Trad.)
- утиск, гнітUkrainian
- ظلم و زيادتيUrdu
- sự đàn ápVietnamese
- 压迫Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for oppression »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"oppression." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/oppression>.