oppression
nounEtymology
From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.
- derived from oppressiō
- derived from oppression
- inherited from oppression
Definitions
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
- Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
- We're choosing to use "anti-Jewishness" [rather than "anti-Semitism"] in recognition of the separate experiences and different oppressions of other peoples who also claim the name of "Semite."
A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or…
A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude.
- Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
The neighborhood
- neighboroppress
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at oppression. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at oppression. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at oppression
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA