SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
oppressed
adjective
Burdened or subjected to harsh and unjust control.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Under unjust control
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Usage distinction
Return to topOppressed describes harmful domination or unjust treatment; burdened may be psychological without an external oppressor.
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See oppressed in use
The novel follows an oppressed community trying to preserve its language.
The oppressed craftspeople face confiscation of their work and harsh restrictions that the narrative explicitly presents as unjust.
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