oppress in English dictionary

  • oppress

    Meanings and definitions of "oppress"

    • (obsolete) Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
    • (transitive) To keep down by force
    • (transitive) To make sad or gloomy
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To keep down by force
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make sad or gloomy
    • keep down by force
    • to make sad or gloomy
    • verb
      cause to suffer; "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"
    • verb
      come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

    Synonyms of "oppress" in English dictionary

    bedevil, crush, persecute are the top synonyms of "oppress" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of oppress

    • oppress, ~ed, ~ed; he ~es; be ~ing
    • oppress ( third-person singular simple present oppresses, present participle oppressing, simple past and past participle oppressed)
    • oppress (third-person singular simple present oppresses, present participle oppressing, simple past and past participle oppressed) ;; Conjugation of oppress
      infinitive (to) oppress
      present tense past tense
      1st person singular oppress oppressed
      2nd person singular oppress,
      oppressest1
      3rd person singular oppresss,
      oppresseth1
      plural oppress
      subjunctive oppress
      imperative oppress —
      participles oppressing oppressed
      1) Archaic or obsolete.

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