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oppression

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/əˈprɛʃən/

/əˈprɛʃən/

noun

1 baskı, zulüm uncountable

Definition (English)

Cruel or unjust use of power or authority over others.

Example Sentences

The people suffered under years of political oppression.

Halk yıllarca süren siyasi baskı altında acı çekti.
The novel describes the oppression of workers in old factories.

Roman, eski fabrikalardaki işçilerin maruz kaldığı baskıyı anlatıyor.

Synonyms

repression persecution tyrannysubjugation

Antonyms

freedom liberation

Collocations

political oppressionsocial oppressionracial oppressioneconomic oppressionoppression of minoritiesoppression and injustice