Oppression

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of oppressing; arbitrary and cruel exercise of power: "There can be no really pervasive system of oppression . . . without the consent of the oppressed” ( Florynce R. Kennedy).
  • n. The state of being oppressed.
  • n. Something that oppresses.
  • n. A feeling of being heavily weighed down in mind or body.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
  • n. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
  • n. A feeling of being oppressed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
  • n. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
  • n. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude
  • n. Ravishment; rape.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pressing down; pressure; burden.
  • n. A feeling of weight; that state in which one experiences a sensation of weight or pressure; hence, lassitude; dullness of spirits; depression.
  • n. The act of oppressing or of imposing unreasonable or unjust burdens; the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, harsh, or severe manner; the imposition of severe or cruel measures or exactions; tyrannical or cruel exercise of power.
  • n. An oppressed state or condition; the state of those who are overburdened or oppressed, or treated with unjustness or undue severity, by persons in authority or power.
  • n. Whatever oppresses or causes hardship; an unjust or unreasonable imposition, exaction, or measure; a hardship.
  • n. Ravishment; rape. Chaucer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
  • n. a feeling of being oppressed
  • n. the act of subjugating by cruelty
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    persecution   
    Cross Reference
    oppress   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cruelty    severity    tyranny    depression    dullness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hessian    accession    aggression    compression    concession   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tyranny    injustice    persecution    corruption    outrage   
     
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