oppressed

/əˈpɹɛst/

verb

To keep down by unjust force.

Examples :

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

verb

To make sad or gloomy.

Examples :

"We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."

emotion suffering

verb

Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.

Examples :

"The heavy backpack oppressed the student's shoulders, making it hard for them to walk straight. "

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adjective

Subject to oppression.

Examples :

"The workers felt oppressed by the strict rules at the factory. "

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Meanings

Examples :

"The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."

Examples :

"We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."

Examples :

"The heavy backpack oppressed the student's shoulders, making it hard for them to walk straight. "

Examples :

"The workers felt oppressed by the strict rules at the factory. "

Related Words

harmful adjective

Of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

smother verb

To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.

physically adverb

In a physical manner.

constant noun

That which is permanent or invariable.

someone noun

A partially specified but unnamed person.

backpack noun

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

shoulders noun

The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.

student noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

effects noun

The result or outcome of a cause.

subject adjective

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

oppression noun

The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

straight noun

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.