oppress
[verb]
Synonyms:
- depress, afflict, burden, dispirit, harass, sadden, torment, vex
- persecute, abuse, maltreat, subdue, subjugate, suppress, wrong

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Related Words: harass, harry, afflict, torment, torture, conquer, overcome, overthrow, subjugate, burden, distress, trouble

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op‧press /əˈpres/ verb [transitive often passive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: oppresser, from Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere 'to press against']

1. to treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from having the same rights that other people in society have:
native tribes oppressed by the authorities

2. to make someone feel unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable:
The gloom in the chapel oppressed her.

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