English-Thai Dictionary

oppression

N การ กดขี่  kan-kod-ke

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPPRESSION

n. 1. The act of oppressing; the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services; cruelty; severity.
2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened; misery.
The Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2 Kings 13:4.
3. Hardship; calamity.
4. Depression; dullness of spirits; lassitude of body.
5. A sense of heaviness or weight in the breast, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPPRESSION

Op *pres "sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. oppressio.]

 

1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.

 

2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. "The multitude of oppressions." Job xxxv. 9.

 

3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs. There gentlee Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense. Milton.

 

4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

oppression

op pres sion |əˈpreSHən əˈprɛʃən | ▶noun prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control: a region shattered by oppression and killing. • the state of being subject to such treatment or control. • mental pressure or distress: her mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin oppressio (n- ), from the verb opprimere (see oppress ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

oppression

op |pres ¦sion |əˈprɛʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority: a region shattered by oppression and killing. • the state of being subject to oppressive treatment: a response to collective poverty and oppression. • mental pressure or distress: Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin oppressio (n- ), from the verb opprimere (see oppress ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

oppression

oppression noun the young people in this country have known nothing but oppression: persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, subjection, subjugation; cruelty, brutality, injustice, hardship, suffering, misery. ANTONYMS freedom, democracy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

oppression

oppression noun years of violence and oppression: persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, subjection, subjugation, enslavement, exploitation; cruelty, ruthlessness, harshness, brutality, injustice, hardship, misery, suffering, pain, anguish, wretchedness. ANTONYMS freedom, democracy.

 

Duden Dictionary

Oppression

Op pres si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Oppressi o n |lateinisch 1 Bedrückung, Unterdrückung 2 Medizin Beklemmung

 

French Dictionary

oppression

oppression n. f. nom féminin 1 Gêne respiratoire, malaise. : Une oppression des voies respiratoires. SYNONYME suffocation . 2 Action d ’opprimer. : L ’oppression d ’une nation. SYNONYME domination .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

oppression

op pres sion /əpréʃ (ə )n /〖ob (…に対して )pression (押しつけること )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /U C 1 〖時に ～s 〗 «…に対する » 圧制, 圧迫 , (政治的 )締め付け ; 虐待 ; 弾圧 «of » ▸ the oppression of minorities 少数民族に対する圧制 .2 圧迫感, 重苦しい気持ち ▸ a feeling of oppression 重苦しい感じ .