adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/əˈpɹɛst/
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rhymes with -ɛst
CMU ARPABET:AH0 P R EH1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Subject to oppression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The novel tells the story of an oppressed community.
She felt oppressed by the rigid atmosphere of the office.
politically oppressed
feel oppressed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of oppress
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
burdened psychologically or mentally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
laden with grief
oppressed by a sense of failure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laden
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَظْلُوم
(maẓlūm)
— Subject to oppression
Azerbaijani:
məzlum
— Subject to oppression
Bengali:
মজলুম
(môzlum)
— Subject to oppression
Finnish:
sorrettu
— Subject to oppression
French:
opprimé
— Subject to oppression
French:
oppressé
— Subject to oppression
German:
unterdrückt
— Subject to oppression
Greek:
καταπιεσμένος
(katapiesménos)
— Subject to oppression
Hindi:
प्रताड़ित
(pratāṛit)
— Subject to oppression
Hindi:
पीड़ित
(pīṛit)
— Subject to oppression
Italian:
oppresso
— Subject to oppression
Northern Kurdish:
mezlûm
— Subject to oppression
Māori:
taimaha
— Subject to oppression
Māori:
taumaha
— Subject to oppression
Marathi:
दडपलेले
(daḍaplele)
— Subject to oppression
Persian:
مظلوم
(mazlūm)
— Subject to oppression
Polish:
uciskany
— Subject to oppression
Sanskrit:
प्रताडित
(pratāḍita)
— Subject to oppression
Spanish:
oprimido
— Subject to oppression
Swedish:
förtryckt
— Subject to oppression
Tajik:
мазлум
(mazlum)
— Subject to oppression
Turkish:
mazlum
— Subject to oppression
Ottoman Turkish:
مظلوم
(mazlum)
— Subject to oppression
Turkmen:
mazlum
— Subject to oppression
Ukrainian:
пригно́блений
(pryhnóblenyj)
— Subject to oppression
