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Meaning of "oppressed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPRESSED

oppressed  [əˈprest] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPRESSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oppressed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPPRESSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oppressed

Oppression

Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. It can also be defined as an act or instance of oppressing, the state of being oppressed, and the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions or people, and anxiety.

Definition of oppressed in the English dictionary

The definition of oppressed in the dictionary is subjugated by cruelty, force, etc. Other definition of oppressed is afflicted or tormented.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPRESSED


autosuggest
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒest
beerfest
ˈbɪəfest
bluebreast
ˈbluːˌbrest
breath-test
ˈbreθtest
field-test
fiːld test
hillcrest
ˈhɪlˌkrest
means-test
ˈmiːnztest
nondepressed
ˌnɒndɪˈprest
obcompressed
ˈɒbkəmˌprest
overdressed
ˌəʊvəˈdrest
overimpressed
ˌəʊvərɪmˈprest
posttest
ˌpəʊstˈtest
pressed
prest
prestressed
ˌpriːˈstrest
reconquest
ˌriːˈkɒŋkwest
regest
rɪˈdʒest
self-test
ˈselfˌtest
subtest
ˈsʌbˌtest
unredressed
ˌʌnrɪˈdrest

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPRESSED

oppositely
oppositeness
opposition
Opposition benches
opposition hold
oppositional
oppositionist
oppositionless
oppositive
oppress
oppressingly
oppression
oppressive
oppressively
oppressiveness
oppressor
opprobrious
opprobriously
opprobriousness
opprobrium

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPRESSED

all-dressed
blessed
compressed
depressed
distressed
dressed
hard-pressed
impressed
obsessed
possessed
processed
professed
recessed
repressed
stressed
the blessed
to be sadly missed
undressed
unprocessed
unstressed
well-dressed

Synonyms and antonyms of oppressed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OPPRESSED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oppressed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of oppressed

Translation of «oppressed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPRESSED

Find out the translation of oppressed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oppressed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oppressed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被压迫的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oprimido
570 millions of speakers

English

oppressed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المظلوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угнетенных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oprimido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিপীড়িত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opprimé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditindas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterdrückt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑圧された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억압받는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditindhes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị áp bức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mazlum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oppresso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uciśnionych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пригноблених
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asuprit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπιεσμένοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderdrukte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtryckta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undertrykte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oppressed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPRESSED»

The term «oppressed» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPRESSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oppressed

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPPRESSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oppressed.
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Curtis Armstrong
The movies that I did in the '80s were either good or bad, but I never was oppressed with any feeling - I mean, I thought it was ridiculous to play high school or college students when I was 30. But at the same time, that was really done then.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
3
Steven Biko
The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
4
Ginny Brown-Waite
For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with.
5
Hall Caine
That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt.
6
Henry Clay
An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
7
Common
I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.
8
Clarence Darrow
No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
9
Samuel R. Delany
Science fiction isn't just thinking about the world out there. It's also thinking about how that world might be - a particularly important exercise for those who are oppressed, because if they're going to change the world we live in, they - and all of us - have to be able to think about a world that works differently.
10
Alice Dreger
Ironically, when I've asked my straight friends to join me in hanging a rainbow flag, they answer, 'But someone might think we're gay,' not realizing that is exactly the point. To be mistaken for the oppressed is to momentarily become the oppressed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPRESSED»

Discover the use of oppressed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oppressed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition
"(This book) meets the single criterion of a 'classic': it has outlived its own time and its author's. For any teacher who links education to social change, this is required reading. ....... " [from back cover]
Paulo Freire, 2000
2
Theater of the Oppressed
In this classic work on radical drama, Augusto Boal exposes the machinations that the ruling classes exercised on theatre to take control out of the hands of ordinary citizens. He shows how Brechtian and Marxian drama reverses this trend.
Augusto Boal, 2000
3
Methodology of the Oppressed
U.S liberation movements of the post-World War II era generated specific modes of oppositional consciousness. Out of these emerged a new activity of consciousness and language Sandoval calls the "methodology of the oppressed".
Chela Sandoval, 2000
4
Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed
In Pedagogy of Hope, Freire revisits the themes of his masterpiece, the real world contexts that inspired them and their impact in that very world.
Paulo Freire, 2014
5
Genocides by the Oppressed: Subaltern Genocide in Theory and ...
Innovative studies of an emerging and controversial aspect of genocide
Nicholas A. Robins, Adam Jones, 2009
6
Tears of the Oppressed: An Examination of the Agunah Problem ...
The heart of the new book "The Tears of the Oppressed: An Examination of the Agunah Problem--Background and Halachic Sources" (Ktav), is devoted to the same legal principle that Rabbi Rackman employed: "kiddushei ta' ut," or "mistaken ...
Aviad Hacohen, Blu Greenberg, 2004
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The Aesthetics of the Oppressed
At last this major director, practitioner, and renowned author on community theatre speaks out about the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative possibilities for all of us.
Augusto Boal, 2006
8
Youth and Theatre of the Oppressed
This book contains a collection of essential essays from some of the most influential and exciting practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) with youth from around the world.
Peter Duffy, Elinor Vettraino, 2010
9
Dialogics of the Oppressed
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Peter Hitchcock, 1993
10
Saint Katharine Drexel: Friend of the Oppressed
This Vision book for youth tells the beautiful story of American's recently canonized saint and servant of the oppressed, St. Katharine Drexel.
Ellen Tarry, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPRESSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oppressed is used in the context of the following news items.
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In India, We Are the Oppressors and the Oppressed
But how about when they are situated in the present? We may want to reflect on our own oppressed, think about what reparations -- moral and ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
2
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Although, given the genocidal nature of Jammeh's regime, it would be difficult for oppressed Gambians to forgive and forget—given the agony, ... «Freedom Newspaper, Jul 15»
3
Jailed Radio Free Europe journalist Khadija Ismayilova on trial in …
And the only way to prove oppressive regimes wrong is to continue uncovering corruption, to continue defending the rights of oppressed ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
4
Your letters, July 24: James W. Finch, Brenda James, Lamont Lilly
It is wonderful to help bring relief to an oppressed country, but we at home are in need of relief. We are broken, and if nothing is done we will ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
5
Eating out was hot even in the Gold Rush
“Towards morning the heat and effluvia became intolerable; on some occasions, of a wet night, I have been oppressed with a vomiting ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Without My Rifle, I Am Useless
Everywhere the American soldier has been, he or she has brought the sacred fire of liberty, freed the oppressed, and then left to leave the fates ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
7
The War on the Culture War
They adopted as their own the narrative of a movement that represented all minorities and freed all the oppressed. They were to liberate ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
8
John Russell Houser Did Not Act Alone
... Houser believed powerfully that whites are an aggrieved and oppressed demographic, and that the best practice is to take arms in defense of ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
9
If We Don't Feel Oppressed, Are We?
They tell me *they* don't feel oppressed. They tell me that Mormon church callings are a service that men do for women, so how can that be ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Affirmative Action Award Shows: Taylor Swift's “White Privilege” Vs …
Affirmative Action Award Shows: Taylor Swift's “White Privilege” Vs. Nicki Minaj's Oppressed Status. > James Kirkpatrick July 22, 2015, 10:58 ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»

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