OPPRESS


Meaning of OPPRESS in English

■ verb

1》 keep in subjection and hardship.

2》 make distressed or anxious.

Derivatives

~ion noun

~or noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~er , from med. L. ~are , from L. ~- , opprimere 'press against'.

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