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单词 oppressed
释义

oppressed

adjective

op·​pressed ə-ˈprest How to pronounce oppressed (audio)
: burdened by abuse of power or authority
Group identity in oppressed groups is always very strategic, always a calculation of advantage. Shelby Steele
They are neither oppressed minorities, whose needs have been etched into the nation's consciousness, nor members of the ruling elite, born with their hands on the reins of power. Anthony DeCurtis

Synonyms

  • crushed
  • downtrodden
  • persecuted
  • tyrannized
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Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

oppressed 1 of 2

adjective

as in persecuted
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority setting out on a quixotic quest to right wrongs and to raise up the oppressed peoples of the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • persecuted
  • downtrodden
  • crushed
  • tyrannized
  • abused
  • bullied
  • mistreated
  • intimidated
  • cowed
  • maltreated
  • browbeaten
  • hopeless
  • dispirited
  • abject
  • hectored
  • despairing
  • disheartened
  • downcast

oppressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of oppress
1
as in depressed
to make sad this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • depressed
  • troubled
  • burdened
  • dejected
  • saddened
  • worried
  • weighed down
  • afflicted
  • concerned
  • tortured
  • distressed
  • tormented
  • disturbed
  • got down
  • bothered
  • ailed
  • unsettled
  • bummed (out)
  • upset
  • dispirited
  • discouraged
  • disquieted
  • disheartened
  • dashed
  • demoralized
  • daunted
  • dismayed
  • perturbed
  • discomforted
  • unnerved
  • agitated
  • unhinged
  • exercised
  • discomposed
  • undid
  • freaked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rejoiced
  • comforted
  • brightened
  • lightened
  • assured
  • inspired
  • enlivened
  • invigorated
  • soothed
  • animated
  • reassured
  • stimulated
  • excited
  • cheered (up)
  • consoled
  • buoyed
  • gladdened
  • encouraged
  • elated
  • exhilarated
  • uplifted
  • solaced
  • pleased
  • gratified
  • lifted
  • delighted
  • heartened
  • elevated
  • boosted
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2
as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overwhelmed
  • devastated
  • overcame
  • crushed
  • overpowered
  • disturbed
  • swamped
  • overmastered
  • prostrated
  • defeated
  • whelmed
  • upset
  • drowned
  • snowed under
  • rocked
  • distressed
  • shattered
  • demoralized
  • floored
  • ground (down)
  • deluged
  • sunk
  • confuted
  • refuted
  • unnerved
  • sank
  • staggered
  • threw
  • unmanned
  • broke
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