Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

    Unterdrückung

    гнётgnjot, угнете́ниеugneténije, притесне́ниеpritesnénije

    пригно́бленняpryhnóblennja, гнітhnit, у́тискútysk

    the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

    Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.

    Unterdrückung

    гнётgnjot, угнете́ниеugneténije, притесне́ниеpritesnénije

    гнітhnit, пригні́ченняpryhníčennja, пригно́бленняpryhnóblennja

    a feeling of being oppressed

  3. (countable, uncountable)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.

    пригно́бленняpryhnóblennja

Examples

38 sentences
  1. They rose against oppression.

    Вони повстали проти гноблення. — ChickenKiev

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  2. Oppression breeds oppression.

    Гноблення породжує гноблення. — deniko

    ruУгнетение порождает угнетение. — fjay69

  3. We need to fight against women's oppression.

    deWir müssen dagegen kämpfen, dass Frauen unterdrückt werden! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. There has never been monoculturalism without oppression.

  5. Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.

    ruЭтнические меньшинства борются против предубеждения, бедности и угнетения. — odexed

    deEthnische Minderheiten kämpfen mit Vorurteilen, Armut und Unterdrückung. — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner:
act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed:
Русский
By meaning 1
exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner:

Origin

From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a press

From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.

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Forms

plural: oppressions
Singularoppression
Pluraloppressions

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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