OPPRESSED Definition & Meaning

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oppressed

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adjective

burdened with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subjected to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
He's spent over three years documenting the lives of poor, exploited, and oppressed peoples in Latin America.
weighed down by thoughts or feelings that lie heavily on the mind or spirit:
The fix for a hurt heart, broken spirit, or oppressed mind is not always easy, but there is a path to recovery.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

Usually the oppressed. oppressed people collectively:
We cannot proclaim individual liberty and at the same time show no solidarity with the oppressed.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of oppress ( def ).

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of oppressed¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; oppress ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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“We’re talking about an oppressed world, a world without hope, a world without joy, and therefore, a world without color,” Ezban says.

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Irish history also does not, I hasten to add, confer automatic solidarity with oppressed peoples around the world.

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He once told her that he believed oppressed people had a type of “telepathy” that bonded them all together, she said.

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Abdul Ghani promised that security forces would also "give the investigating committee the full opportunity to uncover the circumstances of these incidents, verify the facts and deliver justice to the oppressed".

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Because it shouldn’t be on the people who are being oppressed to fight by themselves.”

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