oppression

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the act of subjugating by cruelty (Freq. 1)
- the tyrant's oppression of the people
• Syn:
subjugation
• Derivationally related forms:
oppress
• Hypernyms:
persecution
2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
• Hypernyms:
subjugation, subjection
• Hyponyms:
yoke
3. a feeling of being oppressed
• Syn:
oppressiveness
• Derivationally related forms:
oppressive (for: oppressiveness)
• Hypernyms:
depression
• Hyponyms:
weight

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  oppressiveness, subjugation