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oppressed

/əˈprest/

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adjective

/əˈprest/B2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или группу, подвергающихся жестокому и несправедливому обращению или контролю.

Describes a person or group subjected to harsh and unfair treatment or control.

  1. Burdened psychologically or mentallyB2formal

    Feeling weighed down by mental or emotional pressure, often due to unfair treatment or difficult circumstances.

    ruУгнетённый

    • She felt oppressed by the constant criticism at work.
    • The community remained oppressed under the harsh regime.
    • He was oppressed by a sense of failure and hopelessness.

    Synonymsburdeneddistresseddowntroddenharassedtroubled

    Antonymscarefreefreeliberatedlightheartedunburdened

  2. Subjected to harsh and unfair controlB2formal

    Kept in subjugation by unjust use of force or authority.

    ruУгнетённый

    • The oppressed people finally rose up against their rulers.
    • Generations of oppressed minorities fought for their rights.
    • The law was designed to protect the oppressed from exploitation.

    Synonymsdominateddowntroddenexploitedrepressedsubjugatedsuppressed

    Antonymsautonomousemancipatedfreeindependentliberatedsovereign

Forms
  • more oppressed comparative form
  • most oppressed superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

oppress/əˈpres/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания действия по удержанию кого-либо в подчинении и лишениях, особенно путем несправедливого использования власти или полномочий.

A verb used to describe the act of keeping someone in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust use of authority or power.

  1. To dominate unjustlyB2formalpolitical

    To keep someone in subservience and hardship by the cruel or unfair exercise of power or authority.

    ruУгнетать

    • The regime was known to oppress its citizens through strict laws and violence.
    • For centuries, the majority group used its power to oppress the minority population.
    • The dictator's main goal was to oppress any form of political dissent.

    Synonymscrushdomineerenslavepersecuterepresssubduesubjugatesuppresstrampletyrannize

    Antonymsemancipatefreeliberaterelease

  2. To cause sufferingB2formal

    To cause someone to feel distressed, anxious, or weighed down by a heavy burden.

    ruУгнетать

    • The constant heat and humidity began to oppress the workers.
    • A feeling of sadness seemed to oppress her spirit all day.
    • The heavy silence in the room began to oppress everyone present.

    Synonymsafflictburdencrushdistressharasspersecutetormenttroublevexweigh down

    Antonymscheercomfortconsoleeasefreeliberaterelievesoothe

Forms
  • oppressed past participle
  • oppressed past simple
  • oppressing present participle
  • oppresses third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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