All 3 Uses of
oppress
in
Babbitt
- Babbitt drove on slowly, oppressed by futility.†
Chpt 15 *
- They agreed that all communists were criminals; that this vers libre was tommy-rot; and that while there ought to be universal disarmament, of course Great Britain and the United States must, on behalf of oppressed small nations, keep a navy equal to the tonnage of all the rest of the world.†
Chpt 17
- The oppressive fear of criticism was gone, but a diffident loneliness remained.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(oppress as in: oppressive government) to dominate harshly and unfairly; or to make sufferThe meaning of oppress depends upon its context. For example:
- "The authorities oppress political activists," or "The new nation oppressed Native Americans." -- to dominate harshly and unfairly
- "She is oppressed by excessive debt." - made to suffer