oppress (redirected from oppressing)

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

Verb

1. to put down or control by cruelty or force

2. to make anxious or uncomfortable [Latin ob- against + premere to press]

oppression n
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 << OPPOSITE liberate

verb 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

Translations

oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → oprimir

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → opprimer

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → unterdrücken

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oppress [əˈprɛs] vt → opprimere