oppressed
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oppressed — adj. having excessive or unfair burdens imposed. Syn: downtrodden, persecuted. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oppressed — oppressed; un·oppressed; … English syllables
oppressed — (adj.) late 14c., pp. adjective from OPPRESS (Cf. oppress) … Etymology dictionary
oppressed — [adj] downtrodden abject, abused, a slave to*, at one’s feet*, at one’s mercy*, burdened, destitute, distressed, enslaved, exploited, have not, helpless, maltreated, mistreated, persecuted, subservient, suppressed, tormented, tyrannized,… … New thesaurus
Oppressed — The Oppressed ist eine antifaschistische Oi! Band aus Wales die 1981 in Cardiff gegründet wurde. Die meisten der des Öfteren wechselnden Mitglieder der Band waren Skinheads. Während ihrer gesamten Karriere bekundeten die Bandmitglieder, allen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
oppressed — [[t]əpre̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED People who are oppressed are treated cruelly or are prevented from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others. Before they took power, they felt oppressed by the white English speakers who… … English dictionary
oppressed — op|pressed [əˈprest] adj 1.) a group of people who are oppressed are treated unfairly or cruelly and are prevented from having the same rights as other people have ▪ oppressed minorities the oppressed (=people who are oppressed) 2.) someone who… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oppressed — adjective 1 a group of people who are oppressed are treated unfairly or cruelly and prevented from having the same rights as other people have: oppressed minorities | the oppressed (=people who are oppressed) 2 someone who is oppressed feels… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Oppressed — Oppress Op*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob }) + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oppressed — adj. Oppressed is used with these nouns: ↑minority, ↑people … Collocations dictionary
