(~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