| oppress | 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. "For thee, oppressed king, am I cast down." (Shak) "Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen !" (Milton) 2. To ravish; to violate. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. "The mutiny he there hastes to oppress." (Shak) 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. Origin: F. Oppresser, LL. Oppressare, fr. L. Oppressus, p. P. Of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press. See Press. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| oppressure | Oppression. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oppress | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority |
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| oppress | cause to suffer |
| oppress | burdened psychologically or mentally |
| oppress | wrongfully subjugated and oppressed |
| oppress | the act of subjugating by cruelty |
| oppress | a feeling of being oppressed |
| oppress | kept down by unjust use of force or authority |
| oppress | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior |
| oppress | weighing heavily on the senses or spirit |
| oppress | in a heavy and oppressive way |
| oppress | unwelcome burdensome difficulty |
| oppress | a feeling of being oppressed |
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