Definition of Oppress
Oppress
op·press
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(verb)
To cruelly or unjustly exercise power over someone or something.
e.g. The dictator's regime sought to oppress any form of political dissent.
(verb)
to be made anxious or comfortable by something; to feel weighted down by something;
e.g. She was oppressed by some worry in the back of her mind.
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