oppression
压迫
definition
noun
a region shattered by oppression and killing
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
translation of 'oppression'
noun
压迫,
压制
example
They are the source of wealth and the hope of a world weary of poverty and weary of 'oppression' .
The republic was unlike all the countries of old Europe, which were based on 'oppression' , poverty and ignorance.
Millions of people the world over have marched against war, privatisation, 'oppression' and poverty.
Ages of 'oppression' and poverty rarely produce proud and warlike spirits.
The politicians used their opportunity to inflict mass poverty, 'oppression' and murder.
Now people are subjected to 'oppression' like before independence.
There is evidence that drugs can be a symptom of urban poverty and 'oppression' .
a region shattered by 'oppression' and killing
Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of 'oppression'
Maybe she should go live among people who have nothing and who know nothing other than poverty and 'oppression' .
Several students felt that the stories of 'oppression' and abuse that they had heard had been difficult to endure.
a region shattered by 'oppression' and killing
Some of Elliot's poems are of genuine quality, and his themes of poverty and 'oppression' are deeply felt.
Or perhaps some people are simply destined to poverty, 'oppression' and abuse.
We want to end exploitation, 'oppression' , injustice, inequality, poverty, hunger and violence.
Poverty and 'oppression' are palpable here, as is the social anger of the working class at these conditions.
Now we all labour under the cynical belief that poverty, 'oppression' , exploitation is our destiny and we have to stay with it.
On the other hand, Walker's childhood was not devoid of exposure to 'oppression' and injustice.
This is a grim, bleak little movie with precious little emotion to it and a real sense of 'oppression' .
We owe it to all those facing occupation, 'oppression' , poverty and injustice.
Starvation, slavery, 'oppression' and fear continue to dominate much of our world.
The forces of hierarchy, domination and 'oppression' are often said to be driving the capitalist pursuit of higher profits.
Statists see a world of 'oppression' and pain, and get depressed because of global warming and evil multinationals.
Tens of millions around the globe see it, with justification, as an emblem of their 'oppression' and misery.
Anyway, real folk singers like to sing about death, pain, injustice, poverty and 'oppression' .
Their enclosed spaces offer shelter and protection without any sense of 'oppression' .
a response to collective poverty and 'oppression'
her mood had initially been alarm and a sense of 'oppression'
They must refrain from 'oppression' and injustice and should help the persecuted.
The trick is always to look at what we are doing today as if we were someplace in the future looking back and figure out what the 'oppressions' and the injustices are that we are committing today and to get them out of our lives.
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