Definitions for oppression
əˈprɛʃ ənop·pres·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. oppression, subjugationnoun

   the act of subjugating by cruelty

   "the tyrant's oppression of the people"

2. oppressionnoun

   the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

3. oppression, oppressivenessnoun

   a feeling of being oppressed

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. oppressionnoun

   The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

2. oppressionnoun

   The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

   The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.

3. oppressionnoun

   A feeling of being oppressed.

   Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.

4. Etymology: From oppression, from oppression, from oppressio, from opprimere, past participle oppressus; see oppress.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oppressionnoun

   Etymology: oppression, Fr. from oppress.

   1. The act of oppressing; cruelty; severity.2. The state of being oppressed; misery.

   Famine is in thy cheeks;
   Need and oppression stare within thine eyes,
   Contempt and beggary hang upon thy back. William Shakespeare.

   Cæsar himself has work, and our oppression
   Exceeds what we expected. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

   3. Hardship; calamity.

   We are all subject to the same accidents; and when we see any under particular oppression, we should look upon it as the common lot of human nature. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   4. Dullness of spirits; lassitude of body.

   Drousiness, oppression, heaviness, and lassitude, are signs of a too plentiful meal. John Arbuthnot, on Aliment.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oppression

   Oppression is a situation where an individual or group in a position of power unjustly exercises authority or control over another individual or group, causing them harm or hardship. This encompasses systemic, pervasive inequality and mistreatment, and can manifest in various forms such as social, economic, political, or institutional injustice. It may include discrimination, exploitation, marginalization, or violence based on race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, or other social factors.

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 4 votes

1. Oppression

   Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, and anxiety.

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How to pronounce oppression?

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How to say oppression in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppression in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppression in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of oppression in a Sentence

1. Samuel Adams:

   All Men have a Right to remain in a State of Nature as long as they please: And in case of intolerable Oppression, civil or religious, to leave the Society they belong to and enter into another. When Men enter into Society, it is by voluntary Consent, and they have a Right to demand and insist upon the performance of such Conditions and previous Limitations as form an equitable original Compact.

2. Coya Crespin:

   This is systemic oppression. This is gentrification at real time.

3. Tecumseh:

   Where today are the Pequot Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun. Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear to us I know you will cry with me, NEVER NEVER.

4. Sanskrit Proverb:

   In one short verse I here express The sum of tomes of sacred lore: Beneficence is righteousness, Oppression?s sin?s malignant core.

5. Lawrence West:

   Robert E. Lee standing here on Monument Avenue in June 2020 is very symbolic to the Confederate mindset, you know the levels of oppression that people feel on a regular day-to-day basis, with the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the conversation,' It's OK to be racist'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oppression
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oppression
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=oppression
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=oppression