oppression
/əˈpɹɛʃən/ sustantivo B1En español: opresión
- The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed. · Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
- A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude. · Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
Plural oppressions
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