oppression

• Nom désignant un traitement ou un contrôle prolongé, cruel ou injuste, ainsi que le sentiment d'être accablé ou écrasé par de telles conditions.

A noun referring to prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control, or the feeling of being weighed down by such conditions.

indénombrable

1. Cruel subjugationB2formal

   The act of controlling or subjugating people through cruel or unjust use of force or authority.

   oppression

   • The regime's oppression of its citizens led to widespread protests.
   • History is filled with examples of oppression by dictators.
   • They fought against the oppression of their people for decades.

   Synonymesdespotismdominationpersecutionrepressionsubjugationsuppressiontyranny

   Antonymesemancipationempowermentfreedomindependenceliberation

2. State of being kept downB2formal

   The condition of being held down or controlled by unjust power or authority.

   Oppression (état de sujétion)

   • The minority group lived under oppression for generations.
   • Economic oppression can trap families in cycles of poverty.
   • The novel explores themes of social oppression and resistance.

   Synonymesabusedominationenslavementmaltreatmentpersecutionrepressionsubjectionsubjugationsuppressiontyranny

   Antonymesautonomydemocracyemancipationenfranchisementequalityfreedomindependenceliberationliberty

3. Feeling of being weighed downB2formal

   A persistent feeling of being burdened, constrained, or mentally weighed down by circumstances.

   oppression (sentiment d'être accablé)

   • She felt a deep sense of oppression in the crowded city.
   • The heavy silence in the room created an atmosphere of oppression.
   • He couldn't shake the feeling of oppression from his daily routine.

   Synonymesdejectiondepressiondespondencygloommelancholymiserysorrow

   Antonymeseasefreedomliberationrelief