All 17 Uses of
oppress
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- When I was most sorely oppressed I found a solace in his smiles.†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
- There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor; the servant is free from his master.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- It is the only weapon of the weak and oppressed against the strength of their tyrants.
Chpt 18 (definition 1) *oppressed = people treated harshly and unfairly
- This continued darkness was oppressive.†
Chpt 21 (definition 1)
- I did not mention the constant feeling of insecurity which oppressed my spirits.
Chpt 33 (definition 2) *oppressed = made uncomfortable (weighed heavily on)
- Let every colored man and woman do this, and eventually we shall cease to be trampled under foot by our oppressors.†
Chpt 35 (definition 1)
- I had heard much about the oppression of the poor in Europe.†
Chpt 37 (definition 1)
- I do not deny that the poor are oppressed in Europe.†
Chpt 37 (definition 1)
- When my brother William spent his last evening with me, before he went to California, we talked nearly all the time of the distress brought on our oppressed people by the passage of this iniquitous law; and never had I seen him manifest such bitterness of spirit, such stern hostility to our oppressors.†
Chpt 40 (definition 1)
- When my brother William spent his last evening with me, before he went to California, we talked nearly all the time of the distress brought on our oppressed people by the passage of this iniquitous law; and never had I seen him manifest such bitterness of spirit, such stern hostility to our oppressors.†
Chpt 40 (definition 1)
- Oppressed Poles and Hungarians could find a safe refuge in that city; John Mitchell was free to proclaim in the City Hall his desire for "a plantation well stocked with slaves;" but there I sat, an oppressed American, not daring to show my face.†
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- Oppressed Poles and Hungarians could find a safe refuge in that city; John Mitchell was free to proclaim in the City Hall his desire for "a plantation well stocked with slaves;" but there I sat, an oppressed American, not daring to show my face.†
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- The Scripture says, "Oppression makes even a wise man mad;" and I was not wise.†
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- The more my mind had become enlightened, the more difficult it was for me to consider myself an article of property; and to pay money to those who had so grievously oppressed me seemed like taking from my sufferings the glory of triumph.†
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- It is a privilege to serve her who pities my oppressed people, and who has bestowed the inestimable boon of freedom on me and my children.†
Chpt 41 (definition 1)
- The following statement is from Amy Post, a member of the Society of Friends in the State of New York, well known and highly respected by friends of the poor and the oppressed.†
Chpt Appe (definition 1)
- This Empire State is a shabby place of refuge for the oppressed; but here, through anxiety, turmoil, and despair, the freedom of Linda and her children was finally secured, by the exertions of a generous friend.†
Chpt Appe (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (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
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(2) (oppress as in: oppressive heat) to make uncomfortable (weigh heavily on the senses or spirit)