oppressed
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈpɹɛst// UK //əpɹˈɛst// op·pressed
adj. feeling sad or angry because you are treated unfairly or without freedom.
adj. suffering from harsh or authoritarian treatment; deprived of rights or freedom. Typically used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'feel' or 'seem'.
The workers felt oppressed by the strict rules.
Many citizens felt oppressed by the government's heavy surveillance and lack of free speech.
The novel portrays a society where the working class feels oppressed by an unyielding economic system that offers no path to upward mobility.