Meaning of Oppression

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Oppression

1. 1
   n.

   The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

2. 2
   n.

   That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.

3. 3
   n.

   A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.

4. 4
   n.

   Ravishment; rape.

5. 5
   n.

   The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

6. 6
   n.

   That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.

7. 7
   n.

   A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.

8. 8
   n.

   Ravishment; rape.