oppression

Meaning of oppression

noun
  1. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
  2. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
    The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.
  3. A feeling of being oppressed.
    Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.

Information about oppression

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of oppression is: oppressions.
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Hyphenation of oppression

op-pres-sion

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • oppression is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

oppression synonyms

Meaning subjugation:

subjugation

Meaning oppressiveness:

oppressiveness

Translation of oppression

Words that rhyme with oppression

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