oppress — to treat people in a cruel or unfair way, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to treat people in a cruel or unfair way, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈpres/
Korean meaning: 압제하다, 억압하다, 탄압하다
Korean pronunciation: 어**프레**스
Example Sentences
- My boss oppresses us with endless overtime - I feel like a lemon being squeezed!
- The heavy workload began to oppress the students' creativity.
- My mom oppresses my gaming time worse than any dictator!
oppress
VERB//əˈpres//
to treat people in a cruel or unfair way, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
to treat people in a cruel or unfair way, especially by not giving them the same freedom, rights, etc. as other people
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They suppress our right to express, but truth breaks through oppression!
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Origin
라틴어 'opprimere'에서 유래되었습니다. 'ob(against, 맞서서)' + 'premere(to press, 누르다)'가 합쳐져서 '누르다, 억누르다'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 무거운 돌로 누군가를 짓누르는 모습을 상상해보세요.
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“My boss oppresses us with endless overtime - I feel like a lemon being squeezed!”
“The heavy workload began to oppress the students' creativity.”
“My mom oppresses my gaming time worse than any dictator!”
“The authoritarian government oppressed freedom of speech.”
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