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noun the act of subjugating by cruelty
noun the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
noun a feeling of being oppressed
originFrom Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress.
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