oppressions
noun
- 1
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- 2
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
“The oppression of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.”
- 3
A feeling of being oppressed.
“Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.”
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