Oppress

Oppress (V)

Pronunciation: uh-pres

Word Meaning:

1. To keep someone in a state of hardship, suffering, or subjection, often through unjust exercise of power or authority.
2. To weigh heavily on, burden, or overwhelm, especially with difficulties or hardships.

Uses in Sentence:

1. The authoritarian government was known to oppress dissenting voices.
2. The economic policies seemed to oppress the lower-income households.

Synonyms:

1. Persecute
2. Tyrannize
3. Suppress
4. Subjugate
5. Dominate

Antonyms:

1. Liberate
2. Free
3. Support
4. Empower
5. Uphold

Word Meaning in Hindi: “अत्याचार करना” (Atyachar Karna), “दबाना” (Dabana)

Word uses in Hindi:

1. सत्तावादी सरकार को विरोध करने वाले आवाजों को दबाने के लिए प्रसिद्ध था। (The authoritarian government was known to oppress dissenting voices.)
2. आर्थिक नीतियों का अभाव से लगता था कि निम्न-आय के परिवारों को दबाया जा रहा है। (The economic policies seemed to oppress the lower-income households.)