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oppress verb

  /əˈpɹɛs/
  • (transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
 opprimer
  • (transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
 oppresser

oppression noun

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

oppressive adjective

  /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.
 oppressant
  • Burdensome or difficult to bear.
  • Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
 oppressif

oppressed adjective

  /əˈpɹɛst/
  • Subject to oppression.
 opprimé
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