Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  oppress 
 
  2  senses  of  oppress 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  =>  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
 
  Sense  2 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  oppress 
 
  2  senses  of  oppress 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  =>  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  oppress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  oppress 
 
  2  senses  of  oppress 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
 
  Sense  2 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  oppress 
 
  oppress  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  oppress 
 
  Sense  1 
  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  oppress 
 
  The  verb  oppress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  oppress,  suppress,  crush  --  (come  down  on  or  keep  down  by  unjust  use  of  one's  authority;  "The  government  oppresses  political  activists") 
  2.  persecute,  oppress,  harass  --  (cause  to  suffer;  "Jews  were  persecuted  in  the  former  Soviet  Union") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  oppressed 
 
  The  adj  oppressed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  downtrodden,  oppressed,  persecuted  --  (wrongfully  subjugated  and  oppressed) 
  2.  laden,  oppressed  --  (burdened  psychologically  or  mentally;  "laden  with  grief";  "oppressed  by  a  sense  of  failure") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  oppressed 
 
  2  senses  of  oppressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  downtrodden,  oppressed,  persecuted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wronged)  ->  unwronged 
 
  Sense  2 
  laden,  oppressed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  burdened)  ->  unburdened 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  oppressed 
 
  2  senses  of  oppressed 
 
  Sense  1 
  downtrodden,  oppressed,  persecuted 
  =>  wronged  (vs.  unwronged) 
 
  Sense  2 
  laden,  oppressed 
  =>  burdened  (vs.  unburdened) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  oppressed 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  oppressed 
 
  oppressed  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  oppressed 
  oppressed 
 
  Overview  of  verb  oppress 
 
  The  verb  oppress  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  oppress,  suppress,  crush  --  (come  down  on  or  keep  down  by  unjust  use  of  one's  authority;  "The  government  oppresses  political  activists") 
  2.  persecute,  oppress,  harass  --  (cause  to  suffer;  "Jews  were  persecuted  in  the  former  Soviet  Union") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  oppressed 
 
  The  adj  oppressed  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  downtrodden,  oppressed,  persecuted  --  (wrongfully  subjugated  and  oppressed) 
  2.  laden,  oppressed  --  (burdened  psychologically  or  mentally;  "laden  with  grief";  "oppressed  by  a  sense  of  failure") 

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