OPPRESSION


Meaning of OPPRESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpre-shən ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power

b. : something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power

2. : a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : depression

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.