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noun 
  1. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
The of the poor by the aristocracy was one cause of the French Revolution.
  1. A feeling of being oppressed.
Our was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.
  1. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: (t, nl, onderdrukking, f)
  • German: Unterdrí¼ckung
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