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   oppress

   /əˈprɛs/

   verb

   • 1. keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority: "a system which oppressed working people" Similar persecuteabusemaltreatill-treattreat harshlybe brutal tobe cruel totyrannizecrushrepresssuppresssubjugatehegemonizesubduesubjectenslavescourgeexploithold downkeep downgrind downrule with a rod of ironrule with an iron handtrample ontrample underfootbring someone to their kneesride roughshod overinformal:walk all over
   • ▪ cause distress or anxiety to: "he was oppressed by some secret worry" Similar depressmake gloomy/despondentweigh downlie heavy onweigh heavily oncast downdampen someone's spiritshang overprey onburdencrushdispiritdisheartendiscouragesaddenmake desolateget downbring downtroubleafflictarchaic:deject
   • 2. another term for debruise

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- ‘pressed against’, from the verb opprimere.

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   OPPRESS definition: 1. to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of OPPRESS is to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority. How to use oppress in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Oppress.

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   Oppress definition: to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power. See examples of OPPRESS used in a sentence.

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   When you oppress someone, you use your authority to keep them down. If you oppress people long enough, they might decide to fight back and then decide to oppress YOU.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOPPRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.

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   Definition of oppress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.