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- Dictionaryoppression/əˈprɛʃn/
noun
- 1. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority: "a region shattered by oppression and killing"
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Oppression is a situation in which people are governed unfairly and cruelly, or a feeling of being very uncomfortable and worried. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of oppression with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and...
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OPPRESSION definicja: 1. a situation in which people are...
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OPPRESSION translate: opresión, opresión [feminine,...
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Learn the meaning of oppression as an unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power, or a sense of being weighed down in body or mind. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and kids definitions of oppression.
Oppression is a situation in which people are governed unfairly and cruelly, or a feeling of being very uncomfortable and worried. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and collocations of oppression with examples and translations.
Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority or cultural opprobrium. It can be overt or covert, and it may be based on various factors such as gender, race, class, or religion. Learn more about the characteristics, forms, and manifestations of oppression.
Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner, or the state of being subjected to such treatment. See synonyms, antonyms, word history, and example sentences of oppression.
Oppression is when a person or group in a position of power controls the less powerful in cruel and unfair ways. Not cool.
/əˈpreʃn/ [uncountable] cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people. victims of oppression. the struggle against racial oppression. They have freed themselves from oppression. Topics War and conflict c2. Definitions on the go.
