What does oppression mean?
Definitions for oppression
əˈprɛʃ ənop·pres·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
oppression, subjugationnoun
the act of subjugating by cruelty
"the tyrant's oppression of the people"
oppressionnoun
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
oppression, oppressivenessnoun
a feeling of being oppressed
Wiktionary
oppressionnoun
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
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.
oppressionnoun
A feeling of being oppressed.
Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
Etymology: From oppression, from oppression, from oppressio, from opprimere, past participle oppressus; see oppress.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oppression in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oppression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of oppression in a Sentence
With 'Underground,' we see that the wounds that we all as a nation inflicted upon our brothers and sisters during slavery have not been healed, there's still a really divisive residue in our nation that's called racism and prejudice and oppression and sexism.
The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when the fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
Independence Day in America was July 4, 1776. Blood, sweat. and tears. Negros remember the oppression of their forefathers. And the condemnation of slavery. The memories are bittersweet to this day. When you look back at history. The abuse, affliction, and demeanor of our fore parents' rights, invaded. The pain is still sharp. And fresh in our memories like yesterday. And it lives on in our heart, like Cancer without a cure.
You cannot be a Stalin without an oppression regime large enough to act, he’s still very strong, but this is the first time I think there will be a challenge there to act on his increasingly authoritarian agenda.
The same state of the passions which fits the multitude, who have not sufficient stock of reason and knowledge to guide them, for opposition to tyranny and oppression, very naturally leads them to a contempt and disregard of all authority.
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- ظلمArabic
- opressióCatalan, Valencian
- útlakCzech
- undertrykkelseDanish
- UnterdrückungGerman
- καταπίεσηGreek
- opresiónSpanish
- ستمPersian
- sortoFinnish
- oppressionFrench
- sàrachadhScottish Gaelic
- דיכויHebrew
- հալածանքArmenian
- penindasanIndonesian
- oppressioneItalian
- דיכויHebrew
- 圧制, 圧迫Japanese
- چهوساندنهوه, زۆرداریKurdish
- onderdrukking, bedruktheidDutch
- undertrykkelseNorwegian
- opressãoPortuguese
- угнетение, гнёт, притеснениеRussian
- förtryckSwedish
- جبرUrdu
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