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/əˈpɹɛʃən/
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The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
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A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
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the act of subjugating by cruelty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the tyrant's oppression of the people
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Synonyms: subjugation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: persecution
a feeling of being oppressed
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Synonyms: oppressiveness
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Broader terms: depression
Narrower terms: weight
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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after years of oppression they finally revolted
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: subjugation, subjection
Narrower terms: yoke
From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.
Across languages
Translations 123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
dhunë
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Albanian :
shtypur
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Arabic :
ظُلْم
(ẓulm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Armenian :
հալածանք
(halacankʻ)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Armenian :
բռնաճնշում
(bṙnačnšum)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Azerbaijani :
zülm
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Belarusian :
прыгнёт
(pryhnjót)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Belarusian :
прыгнеча́нне
(pryhnječánnje)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bengali :
জুলুম
(julum)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bengali :
নিপীড়ন
(nipiṛon)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bengali :
উত্পীড়ন
(utpiṛon)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bengali :
প্রজাপীড়ন
(projapiṛon)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bulgarian :
поти́сничество
(potísničestvo)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bulgarian :
гнет
(gnet)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bulgarian :
угнетя́ване
(ugnetjávane)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Bulgarian :
притесне́ние
(pritesnénie)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Catalan :
opressió
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Chinese Mandarin :
壓迫 /压迫
(yāpò)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Chinese Mandarin :
壓制 /压制
(yāzhì)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Czech :
útlak
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Danish :
undertrykkelse
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Dutch :
onderdrukking
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Estonian :
rõhumine
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Finnish :
sorto
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
French :
oppression
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Galician :
opresión
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Georgian :
შევიწროება
(ševic̣roeba)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Georgian :
ჩაგვრა
(čagvra)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
German :
Unterdrückung
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Greek :
καταπίεση
(katapíesi)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Hebrew :
דיכוי
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Hebrew :
דִּכּוּי
(dikúy)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Hindi :
उत्पीड़न
(utpīṛan)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Hindi :
दमन
(daman)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Hungarian :
elnyomás
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Irish :
ansmacht
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Irish :
leatrom
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Italian :
oppressione
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Japanese :
圧迫
(appaku)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Japanese :
圧制
(assei)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Kazakh :
езгі
(ezgı)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Korean :
압박
(apbak)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Korean :
압제
(apje)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Central Kurdish :
چەوساندنەوە
(çewsandnewe)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Central Kurdish :
زۆرداری
(zordarî)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Northern Kurdish :
zilm
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Northern Kurdish :
zordarî
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Kyrgyz :
эзүү
(ezüü)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Latvian :
apspiešana
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Lithuanian :
priespauda
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Macedonian :
угнетување
(ugnetuvanje)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Middle English :
tyrauntrie
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Norwegian Bokmål :
undertrykkelse
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Pashto :
ظلم
(zᶕləm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Persian :
ظلم
(zolm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Polish :
ucisk
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Polish :
opresja
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Portuguese :
opressão
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Romanian :
oprimare
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Russian :
гнёт
(gnjot)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Russian :
угнете́ние
(ugneténije)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Russian :
притесне́ние
(pritesnénije)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Scottish Gaelic :
sàrachadh
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
опрѐсија
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
тлачење
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
угњетавање
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
зу̀лум
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
oprèsija
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
tlačenje
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
ugnjetavanje
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
zùlum
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Slovak :
útlak
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Slovene :
tlačenje
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Slovene :
zatiranje
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Spanish :
opresión
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Swedish :
förtryck
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Tajik :
зулм
(zulm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Tatar :
золым
(zolım)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Tocharian B :
nauske
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Turkish :
zulüm
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Ottoman Turkish :
ظلم
(zulm, zulüm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Ottoman Turkish :
زوربهلق
(zorbalık)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Ukrainian :
гніт
(hnit)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Ukrainian :
пригні́чення
(pryhníčennja)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Ukrainian :
пригно́блення
(pryhnóblennja)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Urdu :
ظُلْم
(zulm)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Uyghur :
زۇلۇم
(zulum)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Uzbek :
zulm
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Vietnamese :
sự áp bức
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Welsh :
gormes
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Yiddish :
באַדריקונג
(badrikung)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Yiddish :
אונטערדריקונג
(unterdrikung)
— act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Dutch :
bedruktheid
— feeling of being oppressed
Central Kurdish :
زۆرداری
(zordarî)
— feeling of being oppressed
Portuguese :
opressão
— feeling of being oppressed
Scottish Gaelic :
sàrachadh
— feeling of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
potlačenost
— feeling of being oppressed
Serbo-Croatian :
ugnjetenost
— feeling of being oppressed
Ukrainian :
пригно́блення
(pryhnóblennja)
— feeling of being oppressed
Bulgarian :
гнет
(gnet)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Dutch :
onderdrukking
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Finnish :
sortaminen
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
French :
oppression
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Georgian :
შევიწროება
(ševic̣roeba)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
German :
Unterdrückung
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Irish :
ansmacht
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Irish :
leatrom
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Irish :
cos ar bolg
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Central Kurdish :
زۆرداری
(zordarî)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Macedonian :
гнет
(gnet)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Portuguese :
opressão
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Russian :
гнёт
(gnjot)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Russian :
угнете́ние
(ugneténije)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Russian :
притесне́ние
(pritesnénije)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Russian :
и́го
(ígo)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Serbo-Croatian :
tlačenje
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Serbo-Croatian :
potlačivanje
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Serbo-Croatian :
ugnjetavanje
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Serbo-Croatian :
opresija
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Turkish :
baskı
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Ukrainian :
пригно́блення
(pryhnóblennja)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Ukrainian :
гніт
(hnit)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Ukrainian :
у́тиск
(útysk)
— exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
