oppression
英 [ə'preʃ(ə)n]
美[ə'prɛʃən]
- n. 压抑；镇压；压迫手段；沉闷；苦恼
英英释意
- 1. the act of subjugating by cruelty;
- "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
- 2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
- 3. a feeling of being oppressed