oppression

n. அநீதி, அட்டூழியம், கொடுமை, அடக்குமுறை, கொடுங்கோன்மை, பெருந்துயர உணர்ச்சி, தாங்கொணாத் துன்பநிலை, ஊக்க இழப்பு.

Synonyms

cruelty tyranny severity injustice hardship

Antonyms

kindness mercy clemency leniency justice [see tyranny]

Op*pres"sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. oppressio.] 1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed. 2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. "The multitude of oppressions." Job xxxv. 9. 3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs. There gentlee Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense. Milton. 4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] Chaucer.

oppression - Similar Words

pression suppression compression oppressor oppress repression profession procession presension precession