All 3 Uses of
oppress
in
The Fountainhead
- Our will—the will of the disinherited, the forgotten, the oppressed—shall weld us into a solid bulwark, with a common faith and a common goal.†
Chpt 1.9
- He could not say why, but the certainty of it was enormous and oppressive.†
Chpt 2.5
- Lois Cook said that words must be freed from the oppression of reason.†
Chpt 4.6 *
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