Oppress Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Oppress

Learn about the word Oppress to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Oppress definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Oppress

Oppress Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Oppress? [v] come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [v] cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Oppress: crush \| harass \| persecute \| suppress Related Terms \| Find terms related to Oppress: abuse \| addict \| afflict \| aggrieve \| anguish \| bear hard upon \| beat down \| beset \| break \| break down \| bring to tears \| browbeat \| bulldoze \| bully \| burden \| burthen \| busy \| cast down \| castrate \| charge \| clamp down on \| coerce \| compel \| conquer \| cow \| crush \| crush one \| cumber \| cut up \| damp \| dampen \| dampen the spirits \| darken \| dash \| daunt \| deject \| depress \| desolate \| despotize \| discourage \| dishearten \| dispirit \| distress \| domineer \| domineer over \| draw tears \| drive \| embitter \| encumber \| enslave \| exhaust \| fag \| freight \| go hard with \| go ill with \| grieve \| grind \| grind down \| hamper \| handicap \| harass \| harry \| haunt \| haunt the memory \| henpeck \| hound \| hunt \| intimidate \| inundate \| keep busy \| keep down \| keep under \| knock down \| lade \| lie on \| load \| lord it over \| lower \| lower the spirits \| maltreat \| molest \| obsess \| outrage \| overawe \| overbear \| overburden \| overcome \| overdrive \| overload \| overmaster \| overpower \| override \| overtask \| overtax \| overthrow \| overweight \| overwhelm \| overwork \| persecute \| press \| press down \| press hard upon \| press heavy on \| pressure \| prey on \| prostrate \| pursue \| put down \| repress \| rest hard upon \| ride over \| ride roughshod over \| sadden \| saddle \| sink \| sorrow \| subdue \| subjugate \| suppress \| sweat \| task \| tax \| terrorize \| tire \| torment \| torture \| trample down \| trample underfoot \| trample upon \| tread down \| tread upon \| trouble \| try one \| tyrannize \| tyrannize over \| unman \| victimize \| walk all over \| walk over \| wear down \| wear out \| wear upon one \| weary \| weigh down \| weigh heavy on \| weigh heavy upon \| weigh on \| weigh upon \| weight down \| work See Also \| bedevil \| crucify \| dun \| frustrate \| haze \| keep down \| purge \| quash \| rag \| reduce \| repress \| subdue \| subjugate \| torment Oppress In Webster's Dictionary \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif. For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! --Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak. 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.

Oppress Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oppress?

[v] come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
[v] cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oppress: crush | harass | persecute | suppress

Oppress In Webster's Dictionary

\Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.
oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to
press. See {Press}.]
1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to
   treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.

         For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.

         Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy
         chosen !                              --Milton.

2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]

         The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.

4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the
   body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess
   of food oppresses the stomach.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Thug ‐ an aggressive and violent…
Trainman ‐ an employee of…
Humane ‐ showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement [adj]…
Cataleptic ‐ a person suffering from catalepsy [adj] of or having characteristics…
Body-build ‐ constitution of the…
Keystone state ‐ a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original…
Erythroxylon coca ‐ a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of…
Letter paper ‐ paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually…
Magic bullet ‐ remedy (a drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents…
Profligate ‐ a dissolute man in fashionable society [n] a recklessly extravagant…