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" God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed."
Luis Bunuel

Meaning of "oppression" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OPPRESSION

əˈprɛʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPRESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oppression is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPPRESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 oppression in the English dictionary

The first definition of oppression in the dictionary is the act of subjugating by cruelty, force, etc or the state of being subjugated in this way. Other definition of oppression is the condition of being afflicted or tormented. Oppression is also the condition of having something lying heavily on one's mind, imagination, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPRESSION

aggression · antidepression · carburetion · compression · depression · digression · discretion · expression · freshen · immunosuppression · impression · introgression · misimpression · postdepression · progression · regression · reimpression · retrogression · suppression · transgression

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPRESSION

opposition · Opposition benches · opposition hold · oppositional · oppositionist · oppositionless · oppositive · oppress · oppressed · oppressingly · oppressive · oppressively · oppressiveness · oppressor · opprobrious · opprobriously · opprobriousness · opprobrium · oppugn · oppugnancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPRESSION

accession · admission · commission · compassion · confession · conversion · discussion · emission · mission · obsession · passion · percussion · permission · possession · pression · profession · recession · session · submission · succession · transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of oppression in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OPPRESSION»

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

Translation of «oppression» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF OPPRESSION

Find out the translation of oppression to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oppression from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oppression» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

压迫
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

opresión
570 millions of speakers
en

English

oppression
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उत्पीड़न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القمع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

угнетение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

opressão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নিপীড়ন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

oppression
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

penindasan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Unterdrückung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

抑圧
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

억압
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Oppression
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp bức
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒடுக்குமுறைக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दडपशाही
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zulüm
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

oppressione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ucisk
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пригнічення
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

asuprire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπίεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderdrukking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undertrykkelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oppression

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPRESSION»

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPPRESSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oppression.
1
Gerry Adams
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.
2
Maria Alyokhina
When a person in a Russian prison decides to start speaking, to start speaking the truth - they start to reject oppression.
3
Hosea Ballou
The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.
4
Harry Belafonte
Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere.
5
Theodore Bikel
I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.
6
Luis Bunuel
God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed.
7
Amir Butler
There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression.
8
Gary Clark, Jr.
For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
9
John Henrik Clarke
To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed.
10
Mahmoud Darwish
A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPRESSION»

Discover the use of oppression in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oppression and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Animal Rights/human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and ...
Nibert asserts that human use and mistreatment of other animals are not natural and do little to further the human condition
David Alan Nibert, 2002
2
Race, Oppression and the Zombie: Essays on Cross-Cultural ...
"This book explores numerous aspects of the zombie phenomenon, from its roots in Haitian folklore, to its evolution on the silver screen, to its most radical transformation during the 1960s countercultural revolution.
Christopher M. Moreman, Cory James Rushton, 2011
3
Analyzing Oppression
This answer sets the stage for analysis throughout the book, as it explores the questions of how and why the oppressed join in their oppression.
Ann E. Cudd Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Philosophy University of Kansas, 2006
4
Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis: A Living Black ...
Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis criticizes neoconservative and liberal explanations of the black urban crisis, challenges sharp distinctions between present and "past" racism, and proposes ideas for challenging urban racism in ...
Paul Louis Street, 2007
5
SYSTEMIC RACISM: A Theory of Oppression
In this book, Feagin develops a theory of systemic racism to interpret the highly racialized character and development of this society.
Joe Feagin, 2013
6
Civilized Oppression
This book will be essential for both graduates and undergraduates in ethics, social theory, theory of justice, and feminist and race studies.
Jean Harvey, 1999
7
Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression
This is a biography of Frantz Fanon. It presents an absorbing and careful ac count of several impressive themes. First is the review and assessment of Fanon's life.
Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan, 2004
8
Oppression and Liberty
Discussing political and social oppression, its permanent causes, the way it works and its contemporary form, this volume of Simone Weil's writings offers thought-provoking ideas on political theory.
Simone Weil, 2001
9
Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy ...
This book employs social dominance theory to understand social hierarchy and oppression.
Jim Sidanius, Felicia Pratto, 2001
10
Heirs of Oppression
He recommends specific policies and tests the basic arguments of this book with a lengthy chapter considering several objections to the line of reasoning grounding the project.
J. Angelo Corlett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPRESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oppression is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rev. Becca Stevens to give special talk on oppression and tea
A special event featuring Rev. Becca Stevens will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 100 Chapel St., ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
2
Man who escaped oppression in Libya jailed for Swieqi car thefts
A Libyan asylum seeker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison this morning after he admitted to multiple charges of theft and voluntary ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
3
Islamic Oppression, Leftist Double Standards
When will they start referring to the latter as a symbol of “hatred” and “oppression”? Later that night, after the church mass murder, Boko Haram ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
4
Mental Illness, Societal Oppression, and My Rebuttal to Bruce Levine
Moreover, it is vastly over-simplistic, and just plain wrong, to imply that oppression is the real cause of mental illness and that taking steps to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Obama's Election and Islamic Oppression
When Barack Obama first ran for the presidency, he and his legions of supporters at the time assured us that if only we would elect him, the first ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
6
GOP oppression
Re 'Explaining Donald Trump's ascension' (Leonard Pitts column, July 20): I take strong issue with this piece. In particular, his final sentence, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
7
Stars and Bars means oppression to millions
To the editor: After reading a number of letters regarding the Confederate battle flag, I feel compelled to respond. That flag was flown in an effort ... «Jacksonville Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Tunisia faces legacy of religious oppression in fight against radicalism
At a protest the evening following a mass beach shooting attack, a Tunisian man in Sousse holds up a banner in French and Arabic ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
9
Letter: Reminders of Oppression
#Alexandria — The recent controversy over Confederate memories has really made me to start thinking about our memories that are preserved. «Virginia Connection Newspapers, Jul 15»
10
Madhes front: Govt tried to muzzle dissident voice
“Such oppression did not exist even during the Rana regime. Police brutality and state oppression has reached at its height. They are entering ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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