Associations to the word «Oppressed»
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
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.