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Oppression
əˈprɛʃn
Oppression definitions
noun
oppression
oppressions
- prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority
"a region shattered by oppression and killing"
persecution abuse maltreatment ill treatment tyranny despotism repression suppression subjection subjugation enslavement exploitation- the state of being subject to oppressive treatment
"a response to collective poverty and oppression"
- mental pressure or distress
"Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression"