OPPRESSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of subjugating by cruelty
   Synonym(s)
   • subjugation (what does subjugation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the tyrant’’s oppression of the people
   Hypernyms(s) oppression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • persecution (what does persecution mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • oppress (what does oppress mean?)
   • suppress (what does suppress mean?)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a feeling of being oppressed
   Synonym(s)
   • oppressiveness (what does oppressiveness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) oppression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • depression (what does depression mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • weight (what does weight mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: “after years of oppression they finally revolted”
   Hypernyms(s) oppression is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • subjugation (what does subjugation mean?)
   • subjection (what does subjection mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)