Complete Definition of "oppression"

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Noun
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  1. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

#: The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.

  1. A feeling of being oppressed.

#: Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.

  1. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

Translations
trans-top|act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
Dutch: t|nl|onderdrukking|f
German: Unterdrückung f
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trans-top|feeling of being oppressed
Dutch: t|nl|bedruktheid|f
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trans-top|exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner
Dutch: t|nl|onderdrukking|f
German: Unterdrückung f
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