1. The act of subjugating by cruelty
   "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
   - subjugation 
2. The state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority
   "after years of oppression they finally revolted" 
3. A feeling of being oppressed
   - oppressiveness, repressiveness

Derived forms: oppressions

See also: oppress

Type of: depression, persecution, subjection, subjugation

Encyclopedia: Oppression

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