oppression
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust mannerThe exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
» They rose against oppression.
Вони повстали проти гноблення. — ChickenKiev
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3 senses(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:
(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
(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 sentencesThey rose against oppression.
Вони повстали проти гноблення. — ChickenKiev
Oppression breeds oppression.
Гноблення породжує гноблення. — deniko
ruУгнетение порождает угнетение. — fjay69
We need to fight against women's oppression.
deWir müssen dagegen kämpfen, dass Frauen unterdrückt werden! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There has never been monoculturalism without oppression.
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
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Origin
From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressFrom 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| Singular | oppression |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the act of subjugating by cruelty:subjugation
- a feeling of being oppressed:oppressiveness
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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