Associations to the word «Oppression»

Wiktionary

OPPRESSION, noun. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
OPPRESSION, noun. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
OPPRESSION, noun. A feeling of being oppressed.
OPPRESSION OLYMPICS, noun. Competition between marginalized groups to be considered the most subject to oppression

Dictionary definition

OPPRESSION, noun. The act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people".
OPPRESSION, noun. The state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted".
OPPRESSION, noun. A feeling of being oppressed.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King