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oppressed Definition and Meaning in English (oppressed definition)

adjective
Synonyms:downtroddenpersecutedsubjugated
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Oppressed definition: Suffering from cruel or unjust treatment, especially by a government or powerful group.

Definitions of Oppressed

  1. 1adjective

    Suffering from cruel or unjust treatment, especially by a government or powerful group.

Example Sentences

“The oppressed people finally rose up against their rulers.”

“She dedicated her life to helping the oppressed.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveoppress
nounoppression
agent nounoppressor
adjectiveoppressive
adverboppressively

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

oppressed minoritycollocation

A small group of people who are subjected to unfair treatment by the dominant group.

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Oppressed definition: Suffering from cruel or unjust treatment, especially by a government or powerful group.
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