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oppress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈpɹɛs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.

Meanings

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Oppression.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oppresses Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (88)

mi nonope (keep down by unjust force) · ka ჩაგვრა (keep down by unjust force) · da undertrykke (keep down by unjust force) · es opresar (keep down by unjust force) · eo premegi (to make sad or gloomy) · mi whakawhiu (keep down by unjust force) · is kúga (keep down by unjust force) · bg угнетявам (to make sad or gloomy) · uk гноби́ти (keep down by unjust force) · mr दडपशाही करणे (keep down by unjust force) · uk пригно́блювати (keep down by unjust force) · ar قَهَرَ (keep down by unjust force) · ar اِسْتَضْعَفَ (keep down by unjust force) · bo གཉའ་གནོན་བཏང (keep down by unjust force) · zdj udhulumu (keep down by unjust force) · hu sanyargat (keep down by unjust force) · el βαρύνω (keep down by unjust force) · cmn 壓迫 /压迫 (keep down by unjust force) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (keep down by unjust force) · ko 압박하다 (keep down by unjust force) · fi masentaa (to make sad or gloomy) · sv nedtrycka (keep down by unjust force) · ja 圧迫する (keep down by unjust force) · az sıxışdırmaq (keep down by unjust force) · gl oprimir (keep down by unjust force) · ro oprima (keep down by unjust force) · sq shtyp (keep down by unjust force) · kk езгіге салу (keep down by unjust force) · mi tātāmi (keep down by unjust force) · grc βαρύνω (keep down by unjust force) · ro asupri (keep down by unjust force) · it opprimere (keep down by unjust force) · ga cuir faoi chois (keep down by unjust force) · ca oprimir (keep down by unjust force) · mi aupēhi (keep down by unjust force) · eu zapaldu (keep down by unjust force) · fr opprimer (keep down by unjust force) · fi sortaa (keep down by unjust force) · nn underkua (keep down by unjust force) · mi whakapēhi (keep down by unjust force) · kk тізе батыру (keep down by unjust force) · es oprimir (keep down by unjust force) · nn kua (keep down by unjust force) · fi ahdistaa (to make sad or gloomy) · bg потискам (keep down by unjust force) · zdj ukandamiza (keep down by unjust force) · cs utiskovat (keep down by unjust force) · uk гніти́ти (keep down by unjust force) · hu elnyom (keep down by unjust force) · eo subpremi (keep down by unjust force) · tl apihin (keep down by unjust force) · ru притесня́ть (keep down by unjust force) · de unterdrücken (keep down by unjust force) · hu lesújt (to make sad or gloomy) · az əzmək (keep down by unjust force) · ka შევიწროება (keep down by unjust force) · fr oppresser (to make sad or gloomy) · mi where (keep down by unjust force) · hu lever (to make sad or gloomy) · ar اِضْطَهَدَ (keep down by unjust force) · vi áp chế (keep down by unjust force) · mi tāmi (keep down by unjust force) · tl mang-api (keep down by unjust force) · es conculcar (keep down by unjust force) · fi alistaa (keep down by unjust force) · cy gormesu (keep down by unjust force) · hu nyomorgat (keep down by unjust force) · mr दडपून ठेवणे (keep down by unjust force) · th ข่มขี่ (keep down by unjust force) · th กดขี่ (keep down by unjust force) · nl onderdrukken (keep down by unjust force) · cy gorthrymu (keep down by unjust force) · uga 𐎄𐎍𐎍 (keep down by unjust force) · mi pēhi (keep down by unjust force) · km សង្កត់សង្កិន (keep down by unjust force) · eo opresi (keep down by unjust force) · ru притесни́ть (keep down by unjust force) · kk басып-жаншу (keep down by unjust force) · eo kontraŭpremi (keep down by unjust force) · az təzyiq etmək (keep down by unjust force) · mr दडपणे (keep down by unjust force) · sga for·ding (keep down by unjust force) · mi kaupēhipēhi (keep down by unjust force) · hu lehangol (to make sad or gloomy) · az zülm etmək (keep down by unjust force) · la opprimō (keep down by unjust force) · hi दमन (keep down by unjust force) · pt oprimir (keep down by unjust force)

oppress en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əˈpɹɛs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
    • The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
  2. (transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
    • We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
    • Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse, / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To sexually violate; to rape.

Forms

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oppressedst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic
oppresses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppressing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oppresseth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
oppressest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
oppress Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppress VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
oppress Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppress Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppress Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppress Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oppressed Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
oppressed Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
oppressed Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
oppressed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oppressed Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
oppressed Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
oppressed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

reoppress · oppressee · oppressor

Relateds

oppression · oppressive

Synonyms

contristate · violate · come down on · viole · outrage · abuse · depress · misuse · scotch · aggrieve · begloom · bring down · sadden up · grieven · vitiate · dispirit · squash · begrieve · constuprate · begloom · besorrow · rape · grieve · outrage · grape · get down · ungladden · moan · rue · desolate · downbear · pain · entrap · vitiate · r-word · darken · sadden · oppress · pollute · attrist · repent · tristitiate · oppress · dishonour · defoul · engrieve · get down · dash · forset · violate · upset · suppress · turn out · force · defile · ravage · ravish · deject · unhappy · depress