as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died
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Recent Examples of oppression
Over the past 20 years, as the fight for an independent and democratic Ukraine has progressed, first through deadly protests and now the ongoing war against Russian oppression, sushi has become a staple food.
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Tim Mak, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
More explicit than in the story itself, the afterword reinforces the ideological underpinnings of the adaptation and transforms the story into a vehicle for broader social and political messaging, one that associates oppression and deception with capitalism.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
This past year has brought unprecedented oppression.
—Imran Khan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Paula Giddings’s book Ida: A Sword Among Lions, frames Wells-Barnett’s work on lynching as unifying the themes of race, sexuality, and the law into the violent tool of oppression that was one of the driving factors in the Great Migration of Black Americans during the twentieth century.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tim Mak, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
More explicit than in the story itself, the afterword reinforces the ideological underpinnings of the adaptation and transforms the story into a vehicle for broader social and political messaging, one that associates oppression and deception with capitalism.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
This past year has brought unprecedented oppression.
—Imran Khan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Paula Giddings’s book Ida: A Sword Among Lions, frames Wells-Barnett’s work on lynching as unifying the themes of race, sexuality, and the law into the violent tool of oppression that was one of the driving factors in the Great Migration of Black Americans during the twentieth century.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
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The 10 Best Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2025 Aftersun (2022) Few movies from the 2020s have hit me quite as hard as Aftersun, a movie about not only dealing with depression, but being close to somebody dealing with depression.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Sleep deficiency is also linked to diabetes, stroke, and mental health conditions like depression.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s some comedy in there, but all the laughs are so blunted by a determined melancholy that nothing really lands.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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Moving and melancholy, Chalamet’s performance brought him widespread awards recognition including SAG, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and those of the entire Formula 1 family are with his family and loved ones'.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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McIlroy expressed his sorrow and predicted that the 15-time major champion will be unable to play for the rest of the season.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The first Trump Administration didn’t deliver many material gains to the rural poor—deaths of despair continued to rise, and wages continued to stagnate—but at least Trump spoke to their anguish and seemed outraged on their behalf.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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