The word 'oppressed' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to oppress.
The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.
The noun forms of the verb to oppress are oppressor, oppression, and the gerund, oppressing.
The symbol of an oppressed worker in the jungle was the red flag. This flag was raised as a signal of distress and to represent the struggles and unity of oppressed workers in the jungle.
The word oppressed suggests the words abused and exploited.
The verb form of oppression is oppress.Other verbs are oppress, oppressing and oppressed."I will oppress our enemies"."She is oppressing us"."They have been oppressed by their leader".
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To the individual who wrote the response "all minorities...anyone who is not a white male..." I would add the word heterosexual between white and male. I would also add the word Christian.Further, oppressed individuals are those who are members of the subordinate culture, rather than the dominate culture. The dominate culture in the U.S. is made up of Caucasian, heterosexual people (male and female). Although women can be oppressed, white women are less likely to be oppressed than, say, a black woman.Examples of subordinate culture, or oppressed groups are: people of color, native americans, the disabled, women, lesbians and gays, transgendered individuals, those born into poverty, and immigrants.
Thy are not oppressed at all.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed was created in 1970.
The citizens were oppressed by their cruel dictator.
"The Polish people were historically oppressed under neighboring empires." "The principal oppressed the faculty with his constant criticism and bullying."
A lot of us feel oppressed by the heavy homework load.
When King states "oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever" in his letter from Birmingham, he is stating that there is hope for his people. He presents himself as determined and trustworthy by having a plan- nonviolent protests.
Many times, a people has been a oppressed by an unfair ruler.
The symbol of an oppressed worker in the jungle was the red flag. This flag was raised as a signal of distress and to represent the struggles and unity of oppressed workers in the jungle.
The Egyptian taskmasters oppressed the Israelites, per Pharaoh's initiative (Exodus ch.1).
United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races was created in 1964.
Ireland the Oppressed - 1912 was released on: USA: 14 December 1912
De Oppress Liber - "To Free the Oppressed" - is the motto of US Army Special Forces.