- Types Of Speech
- You can use oppression as a noun in a sentence.
- About Oppression
- A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters e, i, n, o, p, r, and s, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters es. Oppression starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters o, op, opp, oppr, oppre, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, sion, ssion, . Oppression is also a double consonant (pp), and double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant''s oppression of the people"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Compound Words
- A compound word, oppression has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are oppress, and ion.
- Pig Latin
- Oppression in Pig Latin is said as "oppressionay or oppressionway".
- Unigram
- o | p | p | r | e | s | s | i | o | n
- Bigram
- op | pp | pr | re | es | ss | si | io | on
- Trigram
- opp | ppr | pre | res | ess | ssi | sio | ion
- Quadrigram
- oppr | ppre | pres | ress | essi | ssio | sion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of subjugating by cruelty;
"the tyrant's oppression of the people" - a feeling of being oppressed
- the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
Synonym | Definition |
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Absolutism | the doctrine of an absolute being |
Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
Act Of Terrorism | |
Affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress |
Airlessness | |
Anguish | extreme mental distress |
Apathy | the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally |
Argumentum Baculinum | |
Asperity | harshness of manner |
Authoritarianism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
View all cognitive synonyms for Oppression
Anagram | Definition |
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Oppression | the act of subjugating by cruelty "the tyrant''s oppression of the people" |
View English words with the unique letters used in oppression. Words With The Letters Einoprs
Word | Definition |
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Crush | the act of crushing |
Oppress | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one''s authority "The government oppresses political activists" |
Suppress | to put down by force or authority "suppress a nascent uprising" "stamp down on littering" "conquer one''s desires" |
Oppression Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters