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Oppression - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oppression : (noun)
1: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression
of the people" [syn: subjugation]
2: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or
authority: "after years of oppression they finally
revolted"
3: a feeling of being oppressed [syn: oppressiveness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oppression : \Op*pres"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.]
1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty;
severity; tyranny. ``The multitude of oppressions.'' --Job
xxxv. 9.
3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind;
depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of
spirits; an oppression of the lungs.
There gentlee Sleep First found me, and with soft
oppression seized My drowsed sense. --Milton.
4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Oppression |
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swizzlethis: RT @ConTchr: How long before America wakes up & understands this is not about health care? It's about Oppression & control. #teaparty |
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aperiozar: @sissyto4 Peddle your Zionist BS elsewhere-I know the facts about Israeli Oppression. Even the Vatican called Gaza a Nazi concentration camp |
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CruelSecretary: RT @nueva_voz: Generally speaking trans women sex workers are not online with disposable time to talk about sex worker Oppression. |
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