Definition of Oppress

1. Verb. Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority. "The government oppresses political activists"


2. Verb. Cause to suffer. "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
Exact synonyms: Persecute
Generic synonyms: Bedevil, Crucify, Dun, Frustrate, Rag, Torment
Specialized synonyms: Purge
Derivative terms: Oppressive, Oppressor, Persecution, Persecutor

Definition of Oppress

1. v. t. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

Definition of Oppress

1. Verb. (obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To keep down by force ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To make sad or gloomy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oppress

1. to burden by abuse of power or authority [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Oppress

1. 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. "For thee, oppressed king, am I cast down." (Shak) "Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen !" (Milton) 2. To ravish; to violate. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. "The mutiny he there hastes to oppress." (Shak) 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. Origin: F. Oppresser, LL. Oppressare, fr. L. Oppressus, p. P. Of opprimere; ob (see Ob-) + premere to press. See Press. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oppress

oppositifolious
opposition
opposition parry
opposition research
oppositional
oppositional disorder
oppositionist
oppositionists
oppositions
oppositipetalous
oppositisepalous
oppositive
oppositive case
opposum
opposure
oppress (current term)
oppressed
oppresses
oppressest
oppresseth
oppressing
oppressingly
oppression
oppressions
oppressive
oppressively
oppressiveness
oppressor
oppressors
oppressour

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