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Definition of opress

"opress" is probably misspelled. Trying oppress instead Definition of oppress

1. oppress [ v ] come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Examples: "The government oppresses political activists"

Used in print:

(Clifford Irving, The Valley....)

The silence oppressed him , made him bend low over the horse 's neck as if to hide from a wind that had begun to blow far away and was twisting slowly through the darkness in its slow search .

Synonyms crush suppress oppress Related Terms repress suppression oppressor

2. oppress [ v ] cause to suffer
Examples: "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

Synonyms persecute harass oppress Related Terms torment purge haze oppressor

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