oppressed

oppressed
[[t]əpre̱st[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
People who are oppressed are treated cruelly or are prevented from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.

Before they took power, they felt oppressed by the white English speakers who controlled things...

The socialist standpoint is that there should be no division between any oppressed group.

Syn:
N-PLURAL: the N
The oppressed are people who are oppressed.

...a sense of community with the poor and oppressed.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • oppressed — op|pressed [əˈprest] adj 1.) a group of people who are oppressed are treated unfairly or cruelly and are prevented from having the same rights as other people have ▪ oppressed minorities the oppressed (=people who are oppressed) 2.) someone who… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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