verb🔗ShareTo keep down by unjust force."The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."politicsgovernmentrightinhumanactionstatemoralsocietywarlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make sad or gloomy."We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePhysically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush."The heavy workload oppresses the students, leaving them feeling stressed and exhausted. "politicsgovernmentrightinhumansocietysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading