English noun: oppression | |||
1. | oppression (act) the act of subjugating by cruelty | ||
Samples | The tyrant's oppression of the people. | ||
Synonyms | subjugation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persecution | ||
2. | oppression (state) the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: | ||
Samples | After years of oppression they finally revolted. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | subjection, subjugation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | yoke | ||
3. | oppression (feeling) a feeling of being oppressed | ||
Synonyms | oppressiveness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depression | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | weight | ||