Oppression — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of subjugating by cruelty

the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əpɹˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/əpɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əpɹˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /əpɹˈɛʃən/.

Examples

the tyrant's oppression of the people
after years of oppression they finally revolted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oppressiveness subjugation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of subjugating by cruelty “the tyrant's oppression of the people”
noun	the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: “after years of oppression they finally revolted”
noun	a feeling of being oppressed

Word Forms

oppress	verb	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
oppressive	adjective	marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterdrückung

der Akt der Unterwerfung durch Grausamkeit

🇪🇸Spanish

opresión

el acto de subyugar por la crueldad

🇮🇹Italian

oppressione

l'atto di sottomettere con crudeltà

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdrukking

de daad van onderwerping door wreedheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

opressão

o ato de subjugar pela crueldade

🇷🇺Russian

угнетение

акт подчинения с помощью жестокости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्पीड़न

क्रूरता द्वारा वश में करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

নিপীড়ন

নিষ্ঠুরতার দ্বারা বশীভূত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடக்குமுறை

கொடுமையால் அடிபணியச் செய்யும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అణచివేత

క్రూరత్వం ద్వారా లొంగదీసుకునే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

दडपशाही

क्रूरतेने वश करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જુલમ

ક્રૂરતા દ્વારા વશ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ

ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಅಧೀನಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിച്ചമർത്തൽ

ക്രൂരതയാൽ കീഴടക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੁਲਮ

ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਧੀਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

جبر

ظلم سے محکوم کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

压迫

残酷征服的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

抑圧

残虐な方法で征服する行為

🇰🇷Korean

압박

잔인하게 굴복시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự áp bức

hành động khuất phục bằng sự tàn ác

🇹🇭Thai

การกดขี่

การกระทำอันเป็นการปราบด้วยความโหดร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penindasan

tindakan menundukkan dengan kekejaman

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-aapi

ang pagkilos ng pagpapasakop sa pamamagitan ng kalupitan

🇲🇾Malay

penindasan

perbuatan menundukkan dengan kezaliman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القمع

فعل القهر بالقسوة

🇮🇷Persian

ظلم

عمل تحت انقیاد با ظلم

🇹🇷Turkish

baskı

zulüm yoluyla boyun eğdirme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹשֶׁק

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