Word Meaning

oppress definition and meaning

v. t. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
v. t. To ravish; to violate.
v. t. To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
v. t. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.

Crossword clues for oppress

- Governs cruelly
- Keep in subjection and hardship
- Lie heavy upon
- Rule with a rod of iron
- Subdue
- Subjugate
- Subjugate the half-open newspapers
- Tyrannise