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oppressed

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Burdened or subjected to harsh and unjust control.

The novel follows an oppressed community trying to preserve its language.

Dictionary practice example.

The oppressed craftspeople face confiscation of their work and harsh restrictions that the narrative explicitly presents as unjust.