oppress
(verb)
verb
1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- The government oppresses political activists
Similar word(s): crush, suppress
Definition categories: social
2. cause to suffer
Similar word(s): persecute
Definition categories: social, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
Sentences with oppress as a verb:
- The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
- We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.