oppress
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op·press
(ə-prĕs′)tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es
1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.
2. To cause to feel worried or depressed: "People were at a loss ... oppressed by the atmosphere of the dead man's room" (Ward Just).
3. 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; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
op·pres′sor n.
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oppress
(əˈprɛs)vb (tr)
1. to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc
2. to afflict or torment
3. to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc)
4. an obsolete word for overwhelm
[C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressāre, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press]
opˈpressingly adv
opˈpressor n
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op•press
(əˈprɛs)v.t.
1. to govern or manage with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; exercise harsh authority or power over.
2. to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.); weigh down.
3. Archaic. to put down; subdue or suppress.
[1300–50; < Middle French oppresser < Medieval Latin oppressāre, derivative of Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere to squeeze, suffocate =op- op- + primere (comb. form of premere to press1]
op•press′i•ble, adj.
op•pres′sor, n.
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oppress
Past participle: oppressed
Gerund: oppressing
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| Verb | 1. | oppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" |
| 2. | oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" |
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oppress
verb
1. subjugate, abuse, suppress, wrong, master, overcome, crush, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, persecute, rule over, enslave, maltreat, hold sway over, trample underfoot, bring someone to heel, tyrannize over, rule with an iron hand, bring someone under the yoke Men still oppress women both physically and socially.
subjugate free, release, deliver, loose, liberate, set free, emancipate
subjugate free, release, deliver, loose, liberate, set free, emancipate
2. depress, burden, discourage, torment, daunt, harass, afflict, sadden, vex, weigh down, dishearten, cast someone down, dispirit, take the heart out of, deject, lie or weigh heavy upon, make someone despondent The atmosphere in the room oppressed her.
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oppress
verb2. To make sad or gloomy:
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Translations
يُضايِق، يُقْلِقيَظْلُم، يَضْطَهِد
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kúga, undirokaòjaka
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apspiestnomāktnospiest sirdi
utláčať
bunaltmakzulmetmek
oppress
[əˈpres] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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oppress
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oppress
(əˈpres) verb1. to govern cruelly. The king oppressed his people.
2. to worry or depress. The thought of leaving her oppressed me.
opˈpression (-ʃən) nounAfter five years of oppression, the peasants revolted.
opˈpressive (-siv) adjective oppressing; cruel; hard to bear. oppressive laws.
opˈpressively adverbopˈpressiveness noun
opˈpressor noun
a ruler who oppresses his people; a tyrant.
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oppress
v. oprimir, afligir, agobiar; apretar.
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