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Oppress
əˈprɛs
Oppress definitions
verb
oppress
oppressed
oppresses
oppressing
- keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority
"a system which oppressed working people"
persecute abuse maltreat ill-treat treat harshly be brutal to be cruel to tyrannize crush repress suppress subjugate hegemonize subdue subject enslave persecuted downtrodden abused maltreated ill-treated tyrannized subjugated repressed subdued crushed enslaved exploited victimized misused- cause distress or anxiety to
"he was oppressed by some secret worry"