What does oppressed mean?
Definitions for oppressed
op·pressed
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Princeton's WordNet
laden, oppressedadjective
burdened psychologically or mentally
"laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
GCIDE
oppressedadjective
having excessive or unfair burdens imposed.
Wiktionary
oppressedadjective
Subject to oppression.
ChatGPT
oppressed
Oppressed refers to a person, group or community that is subjected to unjust treatment, exploitation or discrimination by a more powerful entity such as a government, organization or another societal group. This may involve systemic denial of basic rights, freedoms, opportunities and access to resources, often leading to a state of hardship, poverty or marginalization.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oppressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oppressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of oppressed in a Sentence
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
To celebrate an invasion which has seen our people dispossessed, displaced and oppressed for some 230 years, is plain offensive.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.
Walking past that statue every day, knowing that that's a symbol of you being oppressed because of your immediate relationship with racism today -- and your ancestors, family, in the past that have been oppressed and exploited and murdered, tortured and raped -- is a great offense.
President Obama's actions are an unconscionable betrayal of America's fundamental values and a profound insult to the oppressed Cuban people.
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