oppression

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressiō (“a pressing down, violence, oppression”), from opprimō; see oppress. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈpɹɛʃən/ (California) IPA(key): /əˈpɹɛʃən/, (California Vowel Shift) [əˈpɹæʃən] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈpɹeʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛʃən Hyphenation: op‧pres‧sion === Noun === oppression (countable and uncountable, plural oppressions) The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:oppression. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed. A feeling of being oppressed. Special usage may include a sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== oppress ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “oppression”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “oppression”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Latin oppressiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɔ.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === oppression f (plural oppressions) oppression (Louisiana) asthma This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === Further reading === “oppression”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012