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oppression noun

  /əˈpɹɛʃən/
  • The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
 sorto
  • The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
 sortaminen

oppress verb

  /əˈpɹɛs/
  • (transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
 sortaa, alistaa
  • (transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
 ahdistaa, masentaa, painaa + genitive + mieltä

oppressive adjective

  /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/
  • (of the weather) Hot and humid.
 painostava
  • Burdensome or difficult to bear.
 raskas
  • Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
 sortava, sorto-
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.
 tukahduttava

oppressed adjective

  /əˈpɹɛst/
  • Subject to oppression.
 sorrettu
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