oppressed

Speech parts

1. oppressed - Adjective

2. oppressed - Verb

4. oppressed - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Oppress

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

laden subject blue injured angry crushed suppress upset unhappy depressed disturbed weighted sad afflicted distressed

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Antonyms

merry jolly airy supported sprightly bright

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Phrases with the word

oppressed minority oppressed community oppressed demographic oppressed state oppressed ship

Examples

When you are praying alone, and your spirit is dejected, and you are wearied and oppressed by your loneliness, remember then, as always, that God the Trinity looks upon you with eyes brighter than the sun; also all the angels, your own Guardian Angel, and all the Saints of God. John of Kronstadt

The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. Germaine Greer

The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Steve Biko

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament! Vladimir Lenin

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. Karl Marx

A cow is not oppressed by its own hump. Swahili Proverb

Close letter words and terms

oppositively oppositiveness oppress oppressed community oppressed demographic oppressed minority