OPPRESS


Meaning of OPPRESS in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

To ~ people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.

These people often are ~ed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in...

We are not normal like everybody else. If we were they wouldn’t be ~ing us.

VERB: be V-ed, V n, also V, V n with n

2.

If something ~es you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable. (LITERARY)

It was not just the weather which ~ed her.

VERB: V n

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