oppressed Definition

oppress
verb oppresses, oppressed, oppressing

1. To govern with cruelty and injustice.

Thesaurus: persecute, subjugate, tyrannize, abuse, dispirit, trample, suppress, burden, overwhelm.
2. To worry, trouble or make someone anxious; to weigh heavily upon them.
3. To distress or afflict someone.

Derivative: oppression
noun

Cruel or tyrannical treatment or government
Thesaurus: cruelty, abuse, brutality; injustice, persecution, domination, subjugation, tyranny; suffering, hardship; Antonym: freedom.

A state of being weighed down by worries
Thesaurus: melancholy, low spirits, depression, grief, misery.

Derivative: oppressor
noun

Someone who treats or governs someone with cruelty or tyranny
Thesaurus: persecutor, tyrant, tormentor, taskmaster, despot, dictator, bully, intimidator.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin oppressare, from op- against + premere, pressum to press.