verb🔗ShareTo keep down by unjust force."The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners."politicsgovernmentrightactionmoralinhumanstatelawsocietywarsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make sad or gloomy."We were oppressed by the constant grey skies."emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePhysically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush."The heavy blanket was oppressing me, making it hard to breathe. "actioninhumanpoliticsgovernmentwarsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading