oppress
/əˈpɹɛs/
To keep down by unjust force.
The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
To make sad or gloomy.
We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.
/əˈpɹɛs/
To keep down by unjust force.
The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
To make sad or gloomy.
We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush.