oppress
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op·press
(ə-prĕs') 
tr.v., -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es.
tr.v., -pressed, -press·ing, -press·es.
- To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
- To weigh heavily on: Poverty oppresses the spirit.
- Obsolete. To overwhelm or crush.
[Middle English oppressen, from Old French opresser, back-formation from oppression, oppression, from Latin oppressiō, oppressiōn-, from oppressus, past participle of opprimere, to press against : ob-, against; see ob- + premere, to press.]
oppressor op·pres'sor n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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oppress
verb
- To do a wrong to; treat unjustly: aggrieve, outrage, persecute, wrong. See right/wrong.
- To make sad or gloomy: deject, depress, dispirit, sadden, weigh down. See happy/unhappy.
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oppress
v
Definition: depress, subdue
Antonyms: aid, boost, delight, gladden, help, make happy
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oppress
IN BRIEF: To keep down through harsh rule.
Over time the oppressed people banded together to improve their situation.
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oppress
sign description: The upright index finger of one hand is 'forced' down by the opposite clawed hand.
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categories related to 'oppress'
- Violent Actions - oppress: master by superior force; control through intimidation or by force
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Oppress
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undertrykke, tynge, knuge, overvælde
Nederlands (Dutch)
onderdrukken, benauwen, verdrukken, (ver)stikken
Français (French)
v. tr. - opprimer, oppresser, accabler
Deutsch (German)
v. - unterdrücken, bedrücken
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταπιέζω, καταδυναστεύω, καταθλίβω, βασανίζω
Italiano (Italian)
opprimere, gravare, vessare, tormentare, schiacciare, soffocare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - oprimir
Русский (Russian)
подавлять, угнетать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - oprimir, tiranizar, agobiar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tynga (ned), trycka (ned), förtrycka, underkuva
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
压迫, 压抑
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 壓迫, 壓抑
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 압박하다, 우울하게 만들다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 圧迫する, 重くのしかかる, 悩ます, 鎮圧する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يقمع, يضطهد
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - דיכא, העיק, רדה
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