Oppression

noun

/əˈpɹɛʃən/

Word Frequency: 7.3

Definitions

1.nounThe exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

2.nounThe act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

"The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution."

3.nounA feeling of being oppressed.

"Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun."

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