oppression, n.
(oppressions)
freq. cnt. 1
(oppressions)
freq. cnt. 1
the act of subjugating by cruelty
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
oppression subjugation
sample sentences
"the tyrant's oppression of the people"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a feeling of being oppressed
<noun.feeling>
oppression oppressiveness
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
<noun.state>
oppression