oppression
IPA: ʌprˈɛʃʌn
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "oppression" in Sentences
- Many people suffered from oppression.
- This was the climate of oppression of the left at that time.
- It was as though the oppression of the interregnum never happened.
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