oppression
noun
[ əˈprɛʃ(ə)n ]
• prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.
• "a region shattered by oppression and killing"
Similar:
persecution,
abuse,
maltreatment,
ill treatment,
tyranny,
despotism,
repression,
suppression,
subjection,
subjugation,
enslavement,
exploitation,
cruelty,
ruthlessness,
harshness,
brutality,
injustice,
hardship,
misery,
suffering,
pain,
anguish,
wretchedness,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin oppressio(n- ), from the verb opprimere (see oppress).
