What does oppression mean?
Definitions for oppression
əˈprɛʃ ənop·pres·sion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word oppression.
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
These laws are about one thing and one thing alone, making it harder for Americans to vote, they are reprehensible in my judgment. They are antidemocratic in the judgment of most. And they carry the stench of oppression.
Oppression can only survive through silence.
It concerns me that some of the literature -- the point is to divide and point out that those who are White are the oppressors in a worldwide and American context and [Black and Indigenous people of color] have been the victims of our oppression, with what's going on in America right now ... we better do it right, and we better do it with conversations with the public ... rather than do things that look like they're being intentionally hidden fromthe public.
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.
I think it's a real mistake. I think the President ought to be pushing for a free Cuba, my family has seen firsthand the evil and the oppression in Cuba. We need a president who stands up to our enemies.
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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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