oppress
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oppress/əˈpres/
▶verb
- 1 keep in subjection and hardship.
- 2 make distressed or anxious.
– derivatives
oppression noun,
oppressor noun.
oppression noun,
oppressor noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. oppresser, from med. L. oppressare, from L. oppress-, opprimere ‘press against’.
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