oppression

Noun

Meaning

The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.

A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.

Ravishment; rape.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

subjugation oppressiveness force abuse persecution exploitation domination suppression dictatorship repression harassment constraint injustice cruelty coercion
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Antonyms

clover liberty aegis support success emancipation
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Hypernyms

depression persecution subjugation subjection

Hyponyms

yoke weight

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Phrases with the word

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Examples

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. Emily Dickinson

All oppression creates a state of war. Simone de Beauvoir

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. William Penn

What starts with a condition ends with out any oppression. Arabic Proverb

Who refuses to submit to justice, must not complain of oppression. German Proverb

Oppression causeth rebellion. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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