oppression
/əˈpreʃn/noun
उच्चारण अप्रेशन
उत्पीड़न, दमन, अत्याचार, ज़ुल्म
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cruel or unfair treatment of people over a long period, especially by a government or those in power
उत्पीड़न, दमन, अत्याचार, ज़ुल्म
- The Dalit movement fought centuries of caste oppression.
- The dictator's oppression of the press ended with his fall.
- Many people migrated to escape political oppression.
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- The poem speaks out against the oppression of women.
- The farmers described years of oppression by greedy moneylenders.
Synonyms persecution tyranny subjugation repression cruelty
Opposite freedom liberation justice emancipation
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a feeling of being heavy, worried or unable to breathe easily
(मन, मौसम का) भारीपन, घुटन, दबाव
- the oppression of the still, hot afternoon before the storm
- A strange oppression settled on the village before the thunderstorm broke.
- A sense of oppression hung over the room as the results were awaited.
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- The oppression of the humid night made it hard to sleep.
- He felt a heavy oppression in his chest before the exam.
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oppression of + group
Use 'of' for the people who are treated cruelly or unfairly.
जिन लोगों के साथ क्रूर या अन्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार हो, उनके लिए 'of' आता है।
- The oppression of farmers by moneylenders was common in the colonial period.
- She spoke against the oppression of women.
oppression by + ruler / power
Use 'by' for the one who oppresses.
जो अत्याचार करता है, उसके लिए 'by' आता है।
- People rose in revolt against oppression by foreign rulers.
uncountable use and 'oppressions'
Oppression is normally uncountable. A plural is rare and found only in formal writing about different kinds of oppression.
'Oppression' प्रायः uncountable है; इसका plural केवल औपचारिक लेखन में अलग-अलग तरह के अत्याचारों के लिए कभी-कभी आता है।
- Oppression has no place in a democracy.
feeling of oppression (heaviness)
The word also means a heavy, worried or tight feeling in the mind or chest.
इस शब्द का अर्थ मन या छाती पर भारीपन या घुटन की भावना भी है।
- The heat brought a feeling of oppression before the storm.
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adjective + oppression
politicalsocialreligiousracialeconomic
- Social oppression of the lowest castes lasted for centuries.
verb + oppression
sufferresistendfightescape
- Many freedom fighters resisted colonial oppression.
oppression + of + noun
womenminoritiesworkersthe poor
- Laws were framed to prevent the oppression of workers.
freedom from / under oppression
underfree fromvictim ofhistory of
- The people lived under the oppression of a harsh king.
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- The movement fought against the oppression of landless labourers.
इस आंदोलन ने भूमिहीन मज़दूरों पर होने वाले अत्याचार के विरुद्ध संघर्ष किया।
- Oppression often makes people more determined to demand justice.
अत्याचार प्रायः लोगों को न्याय माँगने के लिए और दृढ़ बना देता है।
- Radhika wrote an essay on women's struggle against oppression.
राधिका ने अत्याचार के विरुद्ध महिलाओं के संघर्ष पर निबंध लिखा।
- A strong press can protect citizens from state oppression.
सशक्त प्रेस नागरिकों को राज्य के अत्याचार से बचा सकता है।
- He felt a sense of oppression in the crowded, airless room.
भीड़ भरे, हवा रहित कमरे में उसे घुटन-सी महसूस हुई।
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✗ The oppression on the poor must stop.
✓ The oppression of the poor must stop.
Oppression takes of for the people who suffer.
पीड़ित लोगों के लिए 'oppression' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ The tribals suffered from the oppress of the landlords.
✓ The tribals suffered from the oppression of the landlords.
The noun is oppression; oppress is a verb.
Noun रूप 'oppression' है; 'oppress' क्रिया है।
✗ The oppressions of the British made Indians angry.
✓ The oppression of the British made Indians angry.
Oppression meaning cruel rule is uncountable and should not take -s.
क्रूर शासन के अर्थ में 'oppression' uncountable है और इसमें -s नहीं लगता।
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All three are about harsh treatment by those with power, but they differ in strength and focus.
तीनों शब्द शक्तिशाली लोगों द्वारा कठोर व्यवहार से जुड़े हैं, पर शक्ति और केंद्र में अंतर है।
Long-term cruel or unfair rule that denies freedom and rights.
लंबे समय तक स्वतंत्रता और अधिकार छीनने वाला क्रूर या अन्यायपूर्ण शासन।
- The poet wrote against oppression.
Cruel treatment of a group because of religion, race or belief.
धर्म, नस्ल या विश्वास के कारण किसी समूह के साथ क्रूर व्यवहार।
- Many families fled religious persecution.
Cruel and unjust rule by one person or a small group with total power.
पूर्ण शक्ति वाले एक व्यक्ति या छोटे समूह का क्रूर और अन्यायपूर्ण शासन।
- The people overthrew the tyranny of the king.
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op·pres·sion
Double p, double s and -ssion (not 'opression' or 'oppresion'); the verb oppress, the adjective oppressive (also of heat: oppressive heat), the person an oppressor.
दो p, दो s और अंत में -ssion ('opression' या 'oppresion' गलत है); verb oppress, adjective oppressive (गर्मी के लिए भी: oppressive heat), व्यक्ति oppressor।
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oppression, repression and suppression
Oppression is cruel and unjust rule over people by those in power: 'the oppression of the poor'. Repression is the use of force to control people's freedom, or (in psychology) the pushing of feelings out of consciousness: 'political repression'. Suppression is putting an end to something by force: 'the suppression of the revolt'. All three press down; oppression is the most sweeping.
Oppression सत्ताधारियों द्वारा लोगों पर क्रूर और अन्यायपूर्ण शासन है: 'the oppression of the poor'। Repression लोगों की स्वतंत्रता पर बल से नियंत्रण है, या (मनोविज्ञान में) भावनाओं को चेतना से बाहर धकेलना: 'political repression'। Suppression किसी चीज़ को बल से खत्म करना है: 'the suppression of the revolt'। तीनों दबाते हैं; oppression सबसे व्यापक है।
The oppression/repression/suppression set is a sentence-improvement item.
Oppression, repression और suppression का सेट sentence improvement में आता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Oppressed Classes was the old term for Scheduled Castes.
Scheduled Castes के लिए पुराना शब्द Oppressed Classes था।