verb🔗ShareTo keep down by unjust force."The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."politicsgovernmentsocietyrightlawinhumanstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make sad or gloomy."We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."emotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePhysically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush."The heavy backpack oppressed the student's shoulders, making it hard for them to walk straight. "sufferingactionpoliticsstatesocietyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubject to oppression."The workers felt oppressed by the strict rules at the factory. "politicsgovernmentsocietyrightinhumanstatesufferingconditionlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
