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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'.


SIMPLE

The workers felt oppressed by the strict rules.

CONTEXTUAL

Many citizens felt oppressed by the government's heavy surveillance and lack of free speech.

COMPLEX

The novel portrays a society where the working class feels oppressed by an unyielding economic system that offers no path to upward mobility.

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