1. Noun
The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
2. Noun
That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
3. Noun
A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.
4. Noun
Ravishment; rape.
5. Noun
a feeling of being oppressed
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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