OPPRESSION
oppression, subjugation
(noun) the act of subjugating by cruelty; “the tyrant’s oppression of the people”
oppression, oppressiveness
(noun) a feeling of being oppressed
oppression
(noun) the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: “after years of oppression they finally revolted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oppression (countable and uncountable, plural oppressions)
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
A feeling of being oppressed.
Source: Wiktionary
Op*pres"sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. oppressio.]
1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. "The multitude of oppressions." Job xxxv. 9.
3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs. There gentlee Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense. Milton.
4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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