oppressed; oppressing; oppresses
1
a
: to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority
The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.
oppressed minorities
b
archaic
: suppress
2
: to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon
oppressed by a sense of failure
oppress by intolerable guilt
Examples of oppress in a Sentence
The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.
They condemned attempts by the government to oppress its citizens.
people who have traditionally been oppressed by society
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The idea of exploiting the Palestinian cause to oppress the Syrian people has been rejected.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
No longer oppressed by external authority, we are instead crushed by the weight of limitless possibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
My party defends those oppressed and exploited by capital; working farmers and undocumented immigrant workers who need amnesty.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
We’ve often been lectured by people all over the place about how the United States needs to continue to be a beacon for those who are oppressed abroad.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
No longer oppressed by external authority, we are instead crushed by the weight of limitless possibility.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
My party defends those oppressed and exploited by capital; working farmers and undocumented immigrant workers who need amnesty.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
We’ve often been lectured by people all over the place about how the United States needs to continue to be a beacon for those who are oppressed abroad.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for oppress
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“Oppress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oppress. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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