Associations to the word «Oppress»
Noun
- Tyrant
- Tyranny
- Oppression
- Peasantry
- Plunder
- Loneliness
- Yoke
- Israelites
- Extortion
- Servitude
- Injustice
- Orphan
- Woe
- Conqueror
- Toil
- Sadness
- Crush
- Gloom
- Enjoyment
- Sovereign
- Minority
- Grief
- Stranger
- Domination
- Dread
- Burden
- Multitude
- Widow
- Wretch
- Robber
- Isaiah
- Apartheid
- Torture
- Spoil
- Fugitive
- Coolness
- Conscience
- Masse
- Exploit
- Guarding
- Evil
- Peasant
- Rich
- Bosom
- Aristocracy
- Distress
- Privilege
- Liberty
- Squeeze
- Cite
- Repose
- Feminism
- Torment
- Contrary
- Solitude
- Misery
- Inequality
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
OPPRESS, verb. (obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
OPPRESS, verb. (transitive) To keep down by force
OPPRESS, verb. (transitive) To make sad or gloomy
Dictionary definition
OPPRESS, verb. Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists".
OPPRESS, verb. Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union".
Wise words
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends.