oppression
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oppression
- /əˈpɹɛʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /-ɛ-/ [-ɛ̞̈-]
- /əˈpɹeʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.
noun oppressions
- The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]
- The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed. Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
- A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude. Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oppressiveness, subjugation, oppressed, repressive, repression, suppressing, suppression, duress, persecution, victimisation, subversion, clampdown, tightness, coercive, constraint, defeat
Translations
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noun exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
| Português | opressão |
|---|---|
| Français | oppression |
| Deutsch | Unterdrückung |
| Русский | гнёт gnjot, угнете́ние ugneténije, притесне́ние pritesnénije, и́го ígo |
noun act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
| Español | opresión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 압박 apbak, 압제 apje |
| 日本語 | 圧迫 appaku, 圧制 assei |
| 中文 | 壓迫 /压迫 yāpò, 壓制 /压制 yāzhì |
| हिन्दी | उत्पीड़न utpīṛan, दमन daman |
| Português | opressão |
| Français | oppression |
| Deutsch | Unterdrückung |
| Italiano | oppressione |
| Ελληνικά | καταπίεση katapíesi |
| Română | oprimare |
| Русский | гнёт gnjot, угнете́ние ugneténije, притесне́ние pritesnénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự áp bức |
| العربية | ظُلْم ẓulm |
| עברית | דיכוי, דִּכּוּי dikúy |
noun feeling of being oppressed
| Português | opressão |
|---|
Talk about this word "oppression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oppression. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oppression. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oppression "oppression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oppression.Cite this
@misc{oppression_2026,
title = {oppression},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oppression},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
