Found 3 items, similar to Oppression.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: oppression aniaya, kelaliman, penganiayaan, penindasan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: oppression oppression n 1: the act of subjugating by cruelty; “the tyrant's oppression of the people” [syn: subjugation] 2: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: “after years of oppression they finally revolted” 3: a feeling of being oppressed [syn: oppressiveness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oppression Oppression \Op*pres"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.] 1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed. [1913 Webster] 2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. “The multitude of oppressions.” --Job xxxv. 9. [1913 Webster] 3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs. [1913 Webster] There gentle Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]