oppress

op·press  (-prs)

tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es

1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny.

2. To weigh heavily on: Poverty oppresses the spirit.

3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.

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[Middle English oppressen, from Old French opresser, back-formation from oppression, oppression, from Latin oppressi, oppressin-, from oppressus, past participle of opprimere, to press against : ob-, against; see ob- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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op·pressor n.

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oppress [əˈprɛs]

vb (tr)

1. to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc.

2. to afflict or torment

3. to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc.)

4. an obsolete word for overwhelm

[via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressāre, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press]

oppressingly  adv

oppressor  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	oppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" crush, suppress quash, repress, subdue, subjugate, keep down, reduce - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
	2.	oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" persecute bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

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oppress

verb

1. subjugate, abuse, suppress, wrong, master, overcome, crush, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, persecute, rule over, enslave, maltreat, hold sway over, trample underfoot, bring someone to heel, tyrannize over, rule with an iron hand, bring someone under the yoke Men still oppress women both physically and socially.
subjugate free, release, deliver, loose, liberate, set free, emancipate

2. depress, burden, discourage, torment, daunt, harass, afflict, sadden, vex, weigh down, dishearten, cast someone down, dispirit, take the heart out of, deject, lie or weigh heavy upon, make someone despondent The atmosphere in the room oppressed her.

Translations

oppress [əˈpres] VT

1. (Mil, Pol etc) → oprimir
the oppressed → los oprimidos

2. [heat, anxiety etc] → agobiar
oppressed with worry → angustiado/a

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt [+ person, group] → opprimer
to be oppressed by sb → être opprimé par qn

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oppress

vt

(= tyrannize) → unterdrücken

(= weigh down) → bedrücken, lasten auf (+dat); (heat) → lasten auf (+dat); the climate oppresses me → das Klima macht mir schwer zu schaffen; I feel oppressed by the heat → die Hitze lastet schwer auf mir

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → opprimere

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → opprimere

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oppress

v oppress [əˈpres]

1 to govern cruelly The king oppressed his people. verdruk, onderdruk يَظْلُم، يَضْطَهِد потискам utlačovat undertrykke unterdrücken κυβερνώ καταπιεστικά oprimir rõhuma ستم کردن sortaa opprimer לְדַכֵּא दमन करना tlačiti elnyom menindas kúga, undiroka opprimere 圧迫する 억압하다 engti apspiest menindas onderdrukken undertrykke, kue uciskać oprimir a oprima угнетать utláčať zatirati ugnjetavati förtrycka, underkuva กดขี่ zulmetmek 壓迫 гнобити ظلم کرنا đàn áp 压迫

2 to worry or depress The thought of leaving her oppressed me. bedruk, swaarmoedig maak يُضايِق، يُقْلِق потискам tížit, trápit trykke bedrücken καταθλίβω agobiar, oprimir masendama دلواپس کردن ahdistaa oppresser לְהָעִיק (मन, साहस, कल्पना आदि पर) भार होना brinuti lehangol menekan jiwa þjaka opprimere のしかかる 무겁게 짓누르다 (pri)slėgti, kamuoti nomākt; nospiest sirdi menyebabkan sso berasa tertekan benauwen tynge, knuge dręczyć deprimir a apăsa удручать ťažiť, trápiť tlačiti pritiskati trycka, göra beklämd ทำให้ทุกข์ใจ bunaltmak 使煩惱 гнітити پريشان کرنا lo lắng 使烦恼

n opˈpression [-ʃən]

After five years of oppression, the peasants revolted. verdrukking, onderdrukking, oorheersing ظُلْم، اضْطِهاد потисничество útlak undertrykkelse die Unterdrückung καταπίεση opresión rõhumine ظلم sorto oppression מוּעֲקָה दमन tlačenje elnyomás penindasan kúgun oppressione 圧制 억압 priespauda apspiešana penindasa onderdrukking undertrykking ucisk opressão oprimare угнетение; угнетённость útlak zatiranje ugnjetavanje förtryck การกดขี่ baskı, zulüm 壓迫 утиск, гніт ظلم و زيادتي sự đàn áp 压迫

adj opˈpressive [-siv]

oppressing; cruel; hard to bear oppressive laws. verdrukkend, onderdrukkend جائِر، ظالِم потискащ tyranský, krutý, nesnesitelný undertrykkende tyrannisch καταπιεστικός, σκληρός, δυσβάσταχτος opresivo julm, despootlik ظالمانه؛ رنج آور painostava tyrannique, oppressif, accablant שֶׁל דִיכּוּי दमनकारी, अत्याचारपूर्ण grub, tlačiteljski nyomasztó kejam kúgandi oppressivo 圧迫する 억압적인 žiaurus, nepakeliamas, slegiantis paverdzinošs; cietsirdīgs; spaidu- bersifat menindas tiranniek tyrannisk, tyngende, knugende uciążliwy, uciskający opressivo despotic; insuportabil; apăsător жестокий; тягостный krutý; neznesiteľný zatiralen tiranski förtryckande, tyrannisk, grym ที่ปกครองอย่างกดขี่ baskıcı, zalim 暴虐的 гнітючий; деспотичний ظالمانہ، سخت گير áp bức 暴虐的

adv opˈpressively

verdrukkend, onderdrukkend بصورةٍ ظالِمَه أو جائِرَه أو مُسْتَبِدَّه потискащо despoticky undertrykkende unterdrückend opresivamente julmalt, despootlikult بطور ظالمانه painostavasti d'une manière oppressive בְּדִיכּוּי दमनपूर्वक tlačiteljski nyomasztóan secara kejam á kúgandi hátt 圧制的に、ひどく 가혹하게 nepakenèiamai dgn sifat menindas op tirannieke wijze tyrannisk, tyngende uciążliwie (în mod) despotic деспотически;угнетающе kruto tiranski förtryckande, tyranniskt, grymt อย่างกดขี่ zulümle 暴虐地 гнітюче; деспотично ظالمانہ طور پر một cách ngột ngạt 暴虐地

n opˈpressiveness

druk, drukkendheid ظُلْم، جَوْر، اسْتِبْداد потиснатост tyranství undertrykning der Druck καταπίεση opresión raskus; julmus ظلم painostavuus caractère oppressif רוֹדָנוּת दमन, उत्पीड़कता tlačenje vminek a nyomasztó volta kekejaman kúgun carattere oppressivo 圧迫 가혹함 priespauda, slogumas paverdzināšana; spaidi sifat menindas tirannie, benauwenis undertrykking; trykkende stemning ucisk opressão caracter opresiv гнетущая атмосфера krutosť zatiranje tiranija förtryck, tyranni ความกดขี่ zalimlik 暴虐 гнітюча атмосфера سخت گيري tính ngột ngạt 暴虐

n opˈpressor

a ruler who oppresses his people; a tyrant. verdrukker, onderdrukker, tiran ظالِم، مُضْطَهِد، مُسْتَبِد потисник utlačovatel undertrykker; tyran der/die Unterdrücker(in) καταπιεστής, τύραννος opresor rõhuja, despoot ستمگر sortaja oppresseur רוֹדָן अत्याचारी tiranin, tlačitelj zsarnok penindas kúgari oppressore 圧制者 억압자 engėjas, prispaudėjas apspiedējs; paverdzinātājs penindas onderdrukker undertrykker, tyrann ciemiężca opressor despot, tiran угнетатель; тиран utláčateľ zatiralec tiranin förtryckare ผู้กดขี่ zalim (yönetici) 壓迫者 гнобитель ظالم kẻ áp bức 压迫者