oppression

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of subjugating by cruelty
  2. noun the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
  3. noun a feeling of being oppressed

Etymology

From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.

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Synonyms

subjugation

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