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oppress

English

  1. 🔊 come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    “The government oppresses political activists”
  2. 🔊 cause to suffer
    “Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 conculcar to oppress
  2. 🔊 constreƱir to oppress
  3. 🔊 opresar to oppress
  4. 🔊 oprimir to oppress
  5. 🔊 aherrojar to oppress, keep down

Similar words

suppress crush persecute 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