oppression

noun

op·pres·sion ə-ˈpre-shən How to pronounce oppression (audio)

: unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power

the continuing oppression of the … underclasses

H. A. Daniels

: something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power

unfair taxes and other oppressions

: a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : depression

an oppression of spirits

Example Sentences

suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died

Recent Examples on the Web Occupation causes oppression towards women, towards children, towards the environment, etc.

Nadeem Muaddi, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 Computer scientists at Michigan State University contributed to facial recognition technology used for ethnic oppression in Xinjiang.

Yangyang Cheng, Wired, 24 Feb. 2022 Sirhan acted alone, having apparently become obsessively fixated by a delusion that Kennedy himself was chiefly responsible for Palestinian oppression.

Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2022 The measure is aimed at punishing China for the alleged oppression of the Uyghur Muslims.

Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2021 Reckoning with one’s position in interwoven systems of oppression is a daunting and deeply unsettling task.

WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 It’s the former president who issues statements on social media and through email blasts that are mostly exclamation points periodically interrupted with all-caps bleats of oppression.

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 For her, the bill represents another form of oppression for women of color.

Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2022 Instead, this is a call for a panoramic view into the structural underpinnings of the use of religion as a tool of oppression.

Clay Cane, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More

Legal Definition

oppression

noun

op·pres·sion ə-ˈpre-shən How to pronounce oppression (audio)

: an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as

: unlawful, wrongful, or corrupt exercise of authority by a public official acting under color of authority that causes a person harm

: dishonest, unfair, wrongful, or burdensome conduct by corporate directors or majority shareholders that entitles minority shareholders to compel involuntary dissolution of the corporation

: inequality of bargaining power resulting in one party's lack of ability to negotiate or exercise meaningful choice see also unconscionability

oppression

noun

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died

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sadness
sorrowfulness
depression
melancholy
sorrow
mournfulness
anguish
misery
grief
unhappiness
gloom
joylessness
dejection
despair
dreariness
agony
miserableness
heartsickness
desperation
gloominess
pain
blues
disconsolateness
mourning
downheartedness
glumness
blue devils
forlornness
dispiritedness
boredom
distress
despondency
despondence
desolation
dumps
dolefulness
mopes
discouragement
doldrums
hopelessness
wretchedness
melancholia
despond
regret
disheartenment
somberness
woe
ennui
dolor
self-pity
woefulness
tedium
moroseness
morbidness
moodiness
morosity
dismalness
drear
self-despair
rue

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joy
intoxication
happiness
exultation
ecstasy
elation
jubilation
joyousness
exhilaration
joyfulness
euphoria
bliss
gayness
rapture
gladness
mirth
heaven
felicity
exuberance
glee
contentment
gaiety
gayety
elatedness
humor
hopefulness
rapturousness
optimism
joviality
satisfaction
blissfulness
merriment
cheerfulness
lightheartedness
jollity
mirthfulness
gladsomeness
gleefulness
contentedness
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content
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单词	oppression
释义	oppression noun op·pres·sion ə-ˈpre-shən 1 a : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power the continuing oppression of the … underclasses H. A. Daniels b : something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power unfair taxes and other oppressions 2 : a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : depression an oppression of spirits Synonyms blue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness dumps forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness sadness sorrowfulness unhappiness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died Recent Examples on the Web Occupation causes oppression towards women, towards children, towards the environment, etc. Nadeem Muaddi, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 Computer scientists at Michigan State University contributed to facial recognition technology used for ethnic oppression in Xinjiang. Yangyang Cheng, Wired, 24 Feb. 2022 Sirhan acted alone, having apparently become obsessively fixated by a delusion that Kennedy himself was chiefly responsible for Palestinian oppression. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2022 The measure is aimed at punishing China for the alleged oppression of the Uyghur Muslims. Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2021 Reckoning with one’s position in interwoven systems of oppression is a daunting and deeply unsettling task. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 It’s the former president who issues statements on social media and through email blasts that are mostly exclamation points periodically interrupted with all-caps bleats of oppression. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 For her, the bill represents another form of oppression for women of color. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 28 July 2022 Instead, this is a call for a panoramic view into the structural underpinnings of the use of religion as a tool of oppression. Clay Cane, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English oppressioun, borrowed from Anglo-French oppression, borrowed from Latin oppressiōn-, oppressiō "action of pressing on or overpowering," from oppres- or oppret-, variant stem of opprimere* "to press on, stifle, overpower" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at oppress First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition oppression noun op·pres·sion ə-ˈpre-shən : cruel or unjust use of power or authority Legal Definition oppression noun op·pres·sion ə-ˈpre-shən : an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as a : unlawful, wrongful, or corrupt exercise of authority by a public official acting under color of authority that causes a person harm b : dishonest, unfair, wrongful, or burdensome conduct by corporate directors or majority shareholders that entitles minority shareholders to compel involuntary dissolution of the corporation c : inequality of bargaining power resulting in one party's lack of ability to negotiate or exercise meaningful choice see also unconscionability oppression noun as in sadness a state or spell of low spirits suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sadness sorrowfulness depression melancholy sorrow mournfulness anguish misery grief unhappiness gloom joylessness dejection despair dreariness agony miserableness heartsickness desperation gloominess pain blues disconsolateness mourning downheartedness glumness blue devils forlornness dispiritedness boredom distress despondency despondence desolation dumps dolefulness mopes discouragement doldrums hopelessness wretchedness melancholia despond regret disheartenment somberness woe ennui dolor self-pity woefulness tedium moroseness morbidness moodiness morosity dismalness drear self-despair rue Antonyms & Near Antonyms joy intoxication happiness exultation ecstasy elation jubilation joyousness exhilaration joyfulness euphoria bliss gayness rapture gladness mirth heaven felicity exuberance glee contentment gaiety gayety elatedness humor hopefulness rapturousness optimism joviality satisfaction blissfulness merriment cheerfulness lightheartedness jollity mirthfulness gladsomeness gleefulness contentedness cheeriness content cheer gratification delight sunniness See More
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