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Showing words for OPPRESS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Oppress

oppress, porpess

6 Letter Words for Oppress

popess, posers, posser, preops, proses, sopper, spores, sprose

5 Letter Words for Oppress

pepos, perps, pesos, popes, pores, poser, poses, posse, preop, preps, press, props, prose, pross, repos, repps, ropes, roses, sores, speos, spore

4 Letter Words for Oppress

epop, epos, eros, esop, opes, ores, oses, osse, pepo, peps, perp, pers, peso, pess, pope, pops, pore, pose, poss, prep, pres, prop, pros, repo, repp, reps, resp, roes, rope, ropp, rose, ross, seor, seps, sero, sers, sope, sops, sore, spor

3 Letter Words for Oppress

eos, ers, esp, esr, ess, oer, oes, ope, opp, ops, ore, ors, ose, pep, per, pes, pop, por, pos, ppr, pps, pre, pro, prp, prs, rep, res, roe, ros, rps, sep, ser, sop, spp, sps, sse, ssp

Definitions for Oppress

[1] to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
[2] to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care and sorrow oppressed them.
[3] to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does.
[4] Archaic . to put down; subdue or suppress.
[5] Archaic . to press upon or against; crush.
[6] to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc
[7] to afflict or torment
[8] to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc)
[9] an obsolete word for overwhelm

Words related to Oppress

annoy, afflict, torture, overwhelm, suppress, vex, trample, maltreat, harass, persecute, subjugate, torment, force, distress, dispirit, tax, smother, strain, hound, worry

Words nearby Oppress

opposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition, oppositional disorder, oppositionist, oppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn

Origin of Oppress

1300–50; Middle English oppressen < Middle French oppresser < Medieval Latin oppressāre, derivative of Latin oppressus past participle of opprimere to squeeze, suffocate, equivalent to op- op- + -primere (combining form of premere ) to press1

Words that may be confused with Oppress

oppress, repress

Other words from Oppress

op·press·i·ble , adjective
op·pres·sor , noun
pre·op·press , verb (used with object)
pre·op·pres·sor , noun
re·op·press , verb (used with object)
self-op·pres·sor , noun
un·op·pressed , adjective
un·op·press·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Oppress

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressāre, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press

Synonyms for Oppress

afflict, annoy, beat down, harass, maltreat, overwhelm, persecute, pick on, prey on, subjugate, suppress, torment, torture, trample, vex, abuse, aggrieve, burden, crush, dishearten, dispirit, distress, encumber, force, handicap, harry, hound, outrage, overcome, overload, overpower, overthrow, plague, press, ride, rule, sadden, saddle, smother, strain, tax, trouble, worry, wrong, despotize, keep down, put down, put screws to, put the squeeze on, put upon, tyrranize, weigh heavy upon