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- Dictionaryoppression/əˈprɛʃn/
noun
- 1. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority: "a region shattered by oppression and killing"
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a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom: Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression. War, famine and oppression have forced people in the region to flee from their homes. the oppression of women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of OPPRESSION is unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. How to use oppression in a sentence.
a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom: Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression. War, famine and oppression have forced people in the region to flee from their homes. the oppression of women. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Synonyms: persecution, despotism, tyranny. Antonyms: justice, kindness. an act or instance of oppressing or subjecting to cruel or unjust impositions or restraints. the state of being oppressed.
Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority. [1] Oppression may be overt or covert, depending on how it is practiced.
noun. the act of subjugating by cruelty. “the tyrant's oppression of the people”. synonyms: subjugation. see more see less. type of: persecution. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) noun.
/əˈpreʃn/ [uncountable] cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people. victims of oppression. the struggle against racial oppression. They have freed themselves from oppression. Topics War and conflict c2. Want to learn more?
