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oppress

🇬🇧 UK/ə'pres/🇺🇸 US/ә'pres/
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Definitions

v.

To treat people cruelly and unjustly by abusing power; to weigh heavily on the mind.

压迫,压制;使压抑,使烦恼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
opagainst, toward
+
presspress, squeeze
=oppress

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The regime oppressed its citizens for decades.

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