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oppressed
op·press O0099000 (ə-prĕs′)tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.2. To cause to feel worried or depressed: "People were at a loss ... oppressed by the atmosphere of the dead man's room" (Ward Just).3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.
[Middle English oppressen, from Old French opresser, back-formation from oppression, oppression, from Latin oppressiō, oppressiōn-, from oppressus, past participle of opprimere, to press against : ob-, against; see ob- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
op·pres′sor n.oppressed (əˈprɛst) adj1. subjugated by cruelty, force, etc2. afflicted or tormentedpl nthe oppressed people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etcThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | oppressed - burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"ladenburdened - bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work" |
oppressedadjective downtrodden, abused, exploited, subject, burdened, distressed, slave, disadvantaged, helpless, misused, enslaved, prostrate, underprivileged, subservient, subjugated, browbeaten, maltreated, tyrannized, henpecked freedom for the oppressed people of the world
advantaged, favoured, honoured, privileged, liberated, exaltedTranslationsoppressed
Synonyms for oppressedadj downtroddenSynonyms- downtrodden
- abused
- exploited
- subject
- burdened
- distressed
- slave
- disadvantaged
- helpless
- misused
- enslaved
- prostrate
- underprivileged
- subservient
- subjugated
- browbeaten
- maltreated
- tyrannized
- henpecked
Antonyms- advantaged
- favoured
- honoured
- privileged
- liberated
- exalted
Synonyms for oppressedadj burdened psychologically or mentallySynonymsRelated Words |