Oppression
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpɹɛʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oppression is a noun meaning The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
Meaning
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
More Meanings
- The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
- A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude.
Example Sentences
Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
We're choosing to use "anti-Jewishness" [rather than "anti-Semitism"] in recognition of the separate experiences and different oppressions of other peoples who also claim the name of "Semite."
Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]
Word Forms
- oppressions
Synonyms for oppression
Depending on context, synonyms include subjugation, oppressiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oppressiveness, subjugation, oppressed, repressive, repression, suppressing.
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