Dictionary

1. (

• oppression ,
• subjugation ,

) the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" ;

2. (

• oppression

) the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" ;

3. (

• oppression ,
• oppressiveness

) a feeling of being oppressed ;