oppression
(noun)
noun
1. the act of subjugating by cruelty
- the tyrant's oppression of the people
Similar word(s): subjugation
Definition categories: act, persecution
2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
- after years of oppression they finally revolted
Definition categories: state, subjection, subjugation
3. a feeling of being oppressed
Similar word(s): oppressiveness
Definition categories: feeling, depression
Sentences with oppression as a noun:
- The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.
- Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.