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oppression
What does oppression mean?
oppression (noun): the act of subjugating by cruelty.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use oppression in a sentence?
- The tyrant's oppression of the people. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce oppression?
/əˈpɹɛʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does oppression come from?
From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to oppression
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the state of being actual or real
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the act of subjugating by cruelty
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