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oppression

/əˈpɹɛʃən/noun3 syllables

Oppression means: the act of subjugating by cruelty.

Synonyms for oppression2

noun, as in the act of subjugating by cruelty

subjugation

noun, as in a feeling of being oppressed

oppressiveness

What does oppression mean?3

noun

1

the act of subjugating by cruelty“the tyrant's oppression of the people”

2

a feeling of being oppressed

3

the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with oppression?21

two syllables

session
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Oppression in a sentence

  • Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.CM
  • When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.Pixel
  • The chains of oppression may be invisible, but their weight is felt throughout society.calypsow
  • If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.frpzzd
  • Many have long suffered oppression and hardship under colonialism.saeb
  • One day's freedom is better than ten years of oppression.patgfisher
  • Fight back against the oppression of the ruling elite.corvard
  • We must do everything we can to fight oppression wherever it occurs.mailohilohi

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Forms of oppression

as a noun

plural
oppressions