oppression

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noun

Plural noun:

oppressions

1.
(countable, uncountable)The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.
3.
(countable, uncountable)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.

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✊Human Rights

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From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (a pressing down, violence, oppression), from opprimō; see oppress.