oppression
英 [?'pre?(?)n]
美[?'pr???n]
- n. 壓抑；鎮(zhèn)壓；壓迫手段；沉悶；苦惱
英英釋意
- 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