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Dictionary definition for: Oppression

1. (n) the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant''s oppression of the people"

2. (n) the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

3. (n) a feeling of being oppressed

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