oppress
English Thesaurus
1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)
2. cause to suffer (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | purge, |
| definition | : | oust politically (verb.social) |
3. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)
| derivation | : | oppression, subjugation, |
| definition | : | the act of subjugating by cruelty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression, |
| definition | : | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | oppressor, |
| definition | : | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suppresser, suppressor, |
| definition | : | someone who suppresses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous, |
| definition | : | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | suppressive, |
| definition | : | tending to suppress (adj.all) |
4. cause to suffer (verb.social)
| derivation | : | persecution, |
| definition | : | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | oppressor, |
| definition | : | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | persecutor, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | someone who torments (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous, |
| definition | : | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all) |
5. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)
| derivation | : | oppression, subjugation, |
| definition | : | the act of subjugating by cruelty (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression, |
| definition | : | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | oppressor, |
| definition | : | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suppresser, suppressor, |
| definition | : | someone who suppresses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous, |
| definition | : | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | suppressive, |
| definition | : | tending to suppress (adj.all) |
6. cause to suffer (verb.social)
| derivation | : | persecution, |
| definition | : | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | oppressor, |
| definition | : | a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | persecutor, tormenter, tormentor, |
| definition | : | someone who torments (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous, |
| definition | : | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all) |
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