What does oppressed mean?
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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
Insurrection: Insurrection as soon as circumstances allow: insurrection, strenuous, ubiquitous: the insurrection of the masses: the holy war of the oppressed: the republic to make republicans: the people in action to initiate progress. Let the insurrection announce with its awful voice the decrees of God: let it clear and level the ground on which its own immortal structure shall be raised. Let it, like the Nile, flood all the country that it is destined to make fertile.
We’re going to get a flood of people. I have declared this as our safe harbor, this is where we have the Statue of Liberty welcoming people who are oppressed. Women who cannot receive the fundamental right to control their body or receive an abortion. They are oppressed. They are welcomed here in the state of New York.
While death and injury tolls continue to rise, steps taken so far will remain hollow if not completed. The people must be served and protected, not violently oppressed.
Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.
anyway i saw it coming from the rooftops. they said the second coming was heading our way tomorrow’s world today force fed to us in a tobacco colored spoon keep us entertained – content - oppressed. we prayed, friend, and they brought it down.
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