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
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.
Nizar Banat is the one that speaks against the oppressor, and for the oppressed... They killed the hope in us. They killed Al Khatib after Al Khatib exposed their corruption.
U.S. policies in the region are 180 degrees in contrast to Iran's policies, whether this text (nuclear deal) is approved or disapproved, we won't give up supporting our friends in the region. The oppressed Palestinian nation, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, the honest mujahedeen of resistance in Lebanon and Palestine will enjoy our constant support.
With Michael Sam people felt they wanted to be on the right side of history, but when it comes to the race issue, people misunderstood this movement. It was about a group being ignored and a system president who blamed it on the oppressed, which was shockingly clueless.
There's a real disincentive for caste-oppressed Dalit people to share their discrimination.
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