Oppress synonyms and antonyms
ə-prĕs'
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Part of speech:
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
To cause to surround, to cover.
To pester, annoy, tease, bother, etc.
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
happy (related)
To make sad or gloomy
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To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry
To wrong is to act improperly towards someone or to improperly accuse someone of something bad.
To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties
To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.
To hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden; hinder; hamper
press down
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
beat down
To haggle someone to sell at a lower price.
(Idiomatic) To give a responsibility to someone.
To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
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burden with
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.
To lower the spirits of; make sad, discouraged, or apathetic; depress; deject
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
bear hard upon
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
go ill with
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
lie on
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
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To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
take liberties with
To do a wrong to; treat unjustly
abuse (related)
Abuse is to use something in a way that is wrong or that wasn't intended.
bother (related)
(Intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
Requiring great care, effort, or attention:
Causing grief, pain, or anguish:
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(Law) Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.
Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
The definition of subordinate is someone who is lower in rank to another or subject to another's control.
Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
Having bad luck; unlucky.
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The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
The definition of tyranny is a government or ruler with total power.
The definition of afflict is to cause great physical or mental pain or agony or to create for someone a curse to bear.
To inflict an injury or injuries on.
Burden is defined as making heavy with a load or with emotion.
To cause discomfort to; trouble
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To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.
Harrow is defined as to draw a tool over soil to break up dirt or weeds, or to bother, harass or stress.
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
To throw a ball or the like beyond (the intended receiver or target)
To persecute is to treat someone badly or cause him to suffer, especially because of his race, religion, gender or national origin.
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion:
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To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape.
To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
To subjugate is to bring something or someone under your control and to force submission or compliance.
To govern as a tyrant; rule with absolute power
A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.
help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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aid (antonym)
To provide assistance, support, or relief to:
boost (antonym)
(Slang) To steal or rob, especially by shoplifting or pickpocketing.
make happy (antonym)
depress, subdue
To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
To cast down in spirit; dishearten; depress
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To render heavy or cohesive
To make sad or gloomy
right (related)
Right means correctly, completely, thoroughly or exactly.
enslave (related)
oppressor (related)
the-dispossessed (related)
downtrodden (related)
working-class (related)
marginalize (related)
despise (related)
enslavement (related)
disenfranchise (related)
To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
(By extension) To place at disadvantage.
To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
To force beyond the proper or reasonable limit:
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