the oppressed

noun

: people who are treated in a cruel or unfair way

freedom for the oppressed

Examples of the oppressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Portrayed by Brigitte Helm in Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film Metropolis, Maria is a compassionate worker who becomes a spiritual leader for the oppressed working class. —Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025

The Yemeni Armed Forces, with God's help, will mobilize all their capabilities and abilities to defend and support the oppressed in Palestine until these crimes against our people in Gaza stop. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

By doing so, the writer tempers the revolutionary message, suggesting that while the oppressed could and should recognize their chains, liberation may still come from an external force. —Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025

Writing About Erasure Two recent Uyghur memoirs grapple with how to portray the oppressed minority as more than victims. —The Dial, 6 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for the oppressed

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed