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oppression

/əˈprɛʃən/

noun

Baskı; uzun süreli zalim veya haksız muamele

The prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control of people by those in power.

  • The people rose up against decades of political oppression.
  • They fought to end the oppression of minority groups.
  • Economic oppression keeps many communities in poverty.
  • The philosopher examined how systems of oppression operate through both institutional policies and internalized social norms.
  • Literary scholars analyze how colonial oppression is represented in postcolonial narratives from various cultural perspectives.
  • Economic data reveal that systematic oppression contributes to persistent wealth disparities across multiple generations within affected populations.
noun

Zihinsel veya fiziksel olarak ezilme hissi; sıkıntı

A feeling of being weighed down mentally or physically; distress or anxiety.

  • She felt an oppression in her chest during the panic attack.
  • The heat and humidity created a sense of oppression.