Oppresses

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oppress.
  • Word Usage
    "One might say that the true subject of the horror genre is the struggle for recognition of all that our civilization represses or oppresses, its reemergence dramatized, as in our nightmares, as an object of horror, a matter for terror, and the happy ending (when it exists) typically signifying the restoration of repression."
    Verb Form
    oppressed    oppresses    oppressing   
    Hyponym
    subjugate    repress    subdue    keep down    quash   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ravish    violate    suppress    burden    overburden   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bess    Es    Etess    Fs    Hess   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    depress    unhappy    degrade    sick    unable