oppression

[US]/ə'preʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ə'prɛʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.suppression; repression; distress;dullness; repression.

Example Sentences

relieve the oppression of the heart

Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.

under the oppression (of)

When did they rise against oppression?

The Nazi regime represents the apex of oppression and intimidation.

The oppression of the invaders had thinned down the population of the village.

Infidelity, popery, drink, impurity, oppression, worldliness, error;these are all to be "put out.

Real-world Examples

In other vignettes, other characters resist oppression.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

One man's hero is another man's symbol of oppression.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

The yoke of Spanish oppression will chafe Colombian shoulders no longer!

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

This poem is about establishments and how they can cause oppression.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

And imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for fighting the oppression of women in Iran.

Source: This month's AP Listening

“The state suffers oppression if such as they… are permitted to rule.”

Source: The Economist - Arts

We can use our words to fight back against oppression and hate.

Source: Newsweek

Oppression is when you are forced to do something by someone more powerful.

Source: 6 Minute English

They will not return to the oppression and isolation of the late 1990s.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2018 Collection

He said the intense level of the oppression caused the students to revolt.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

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