Definition of "oppression" in İngilizce

noun

1. The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

2. The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

   • Extreme freedom is followed by extreme oppression, said Plato.

3. A feeling of being oppressed.

   • Our oppression was lifted by the reappearance of the sun.